2012 Toyota Aqua Hybrid

The car we know as the Toyota Prius C, the smallest and least expensive member of the Prius hybrid family, has a different name in Japan: Aqua. And the Aqua has been a roaring sales success in Japan, which led Toyota to produce no fewer than four Aqua concept cars showing additional models and trim levels that could be spun out of the basic vehicle. Three of the four concepts are largely trim and styling variations on the standard five-door hatchback, using new lights, bumpers, paint, and interior trims to produce a surprisingly diverse array of variations on a theme. The exception is the...