Caught on Camera! 2019 Prius PIPU Pickup!

You really don’t need a Powerstroke-equipped Super Duty to run down to Whole Foods or Amazon Whole Foods–or whatever it’s now called–to pick up a packet of St. John’s Wort seeds and a bottle of hummingbird nectar.

For such light hauling duties, Toyota’s 2019 Prius PIPU (Plug-in Pickup”) will fill that bill perfectly, as long as you plan to take just one passenger along with you, as it’s strictly a two-seater.   

While the PIPU appears to be derived from the standard Prius model, it actually shares the platform of the Prius V wagon, although the battery and charging cord are from the Prius Prime, the instrument panel and infotainment system from the Prius C, and taller wipers from the RAV4.

A Toyota spokesman just looked at us funny when we asked if there would be a PIPU TRD.