MORE safety features and upgraded multimedia technology are part of a restyled Toyota Prius + line-up for 2015.

When the new seven-seat hybrid arrives in January it will be priced from £26,995 and there will also be  a new top grade Excel Plus version.

All versions - Icon, Excel and Excel Plus - come with LED headlamps, new LED rear light clusters and a sharper front-end treatment.

And the entry level Icon grade gains the latest Toyota Touch 2 multimedia system with touchscreen, Bluetooth, DAB digital radio and reversing camera, plus a tyre pressure warning system.

In the cabin there is a redesigned centre console, dark trim finish and improved seat fabrics while a colour TFT screen has been added to the upper instrument panel.

On Excel and Excel Plus models, the Toyota Touch 2 with Go system adds navigation and connectivity functions, including access to live traffic info and, via Toyota's online portal, an expanded range of connected services, text-to-speech function and 3D city modelling with landmark graphics.

Both these models also get the Japanese brand's Pre-Crash Safety system, which uses a millimetre-wave radar to scan the road ahead and determine the risk of an impact.

It also comes with Adaptive Cruise Control, which uses the same radar to monitor the distance from the vehicle ahead when driving in traffic, slowing the Prius+ down when required and returning to the pre-set cruising speed when the road is clear.

Parking is made easier courtesy of Intelligent Parking Assist while additional features on the Excel Plus model include leather seat upholstery and a twin DVD rear seat entertainment package.

But Prius+ retains its hybrid powertrain, delivering official combined cycle performance figures of 68.9mpg and 96g/km of CO2 emissions.