Toyota announced a few days ago the first Prius sub-brand that will be presented to the public as the new Toyota Sai.

The hybrid will find its place somewhere between Prius and Crown and will go on sale in Japan starting October 20.

The engine – a 2.4-liter gasoline engine – will be more powerful than the one on the Prius – a 1.8 liter. On the outside, the Sai resemble a lot with the Lexus HS 250h, a car that’s being sold in US from September and in Japan from July.

There’s no info available on the Sai’s travel to US but is this will ever happen it will become a viable competitor to the already famous Ford Fusion hybrid.

In the picture below you can see the Lexus HS 250h in order for you to build a picture in hour head about how the Sai will look like.