insides grew. Weight is up 300 pounds. Body is four inches longer, three inches wider, an inch taller than the old one.
Power is way up and fuel economy in the gasoline models is better by 1 mile per gallon, remarkable given the additional weight and the bigger engine. Fuel economy of the gasoline-electric hybrid is unchanged (using 2008-model regulations) despite the new size and weight.
Just doing what customers ask, Toyota says.