Next-gen Toyota Prius Revealed – Australian Launch Early 2016

Toyota has lifted the lid on its all-new fourth-generation Prius hybrid ahead of its first motor show appearance at Frankfurt this month and its Australian market introduction in early 2016.

However, while we can finally see the new Prius' edgier form in these officially-sanctioned images (spy photos ruined the surprise ten days ago), the all-important stats on the Prius' new powertrain remain top secret until Frankfurt.

Toyota will say, however, that the new Prius boasts a thermal efficiency of 40 percent, meaning its petrol-electric hybrid system is capable of extracting two-fifths of the total energy contained in a given amount of petrol.