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Quetta insists this ns4 concept is not a future Prius and it's not even related to the Prius family but look at it the shape is like a more aerodynamic version of the current Prius and it even has a hatchback Venice port concept shows what Toyota thinks a plug-in hybrid car might look like in five years Coweta hasn't given specifics about the hybrid powertrain in this car they do say it's simpler and more refined than the current system they use and if this is a plug-in hybrid it'll probably use the lithium-ion battery pack then s4 is cabin tech interfaces based on a multi-touch smartphone screen that only controls the stereo and navigation system let's the drivers see the battery charge level radar and cameras mounted around the car form the basis of its safety and driver assistance features then as for can recognize pedestrians and other vehicles then initiate braking and avoid a collision none of these are really breakthrough technologies but then as Ford does show the direction that wata is going in a future hybrid and maybe a Prius I'm Wayne Cunningham reporting from Detroit