In 2015, Toyota considered that it was time for a refresh for the Prius V, or Prius +, in specific markets, and the Japanese automaker tried to keep the sales figures up for this hybrid-powered mid-size minivan.

Toyota tried to get more money from the platform developed for the Prius’ second generation and introduced the Prius+ as a seven-seat MPV that relied on the same underpinnings as its liftback brother.