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Detroit 2011: Toyota Prius C Concept Shows Another Direction For Hybrid Family
Today, besides introducing the newest member of the Prius family, The 2012 Prius V, Toyota showed the smaller Prius C Concept.
First Look: 2012 Toyota Prius V
Today in Detroit, Toyota debuted the next member of the Prius family of hybrid vehicles, the 2012 Prius V. According to the automaker, V stands for versatility, and the Prius V is meant for young, active families.
Ask It: Toyota Prius PHV
We received a special delivery this week in the form of a Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid. Like the standard issue Prius, power is delivered to the front wheels by a 1.8-liter four-cylinder that produces 98 horsepower and 104 pound-feet of torque. An electric motor helps things along, producing an additional 80 horsepower and 152 pound-feet of torque, resulting in a grand total of 178 horsepower and 256 pound-feet of torque.
2010 World Car Of The Year Winners: It’s A Volkswagen World
On April 1st at the New York International Auto Show, the sixth annual World Car Awards were handed out and the Volkswagen Group made out handsomely.
List: Ten Cars That Will Make Up Ground On Recalled Toyotas
Clearly, if you haven’t been living under an internet-, television, and radio wave-proof rock for the last few weeks, you know that all is not right with mighty Toyota. A perfect storm of defective parts and massive media attention have likely got more than a few American car buyers wondering where their next ride will come from. We’ve matched up a list of recalled Toyota products (excluding the floor mat issue-only cars, they’ll be fine) with a group of cars that we think can make big gains in this period of power vacuum.
First Look: 2011 Honda CR-Z Hybrid
Honda has pulled the sheet off of the production version of its CR-Z hybrid coupe, and we can’t help liking what we see.
Detroit 2010: Toyota FT-CH Hybrid Is Expanding The Prius Family
If you’re sitting behind the wheel of a base Camry sedan or Sequoia SUV, you may be hard pressed to believe that Toyota has a far-reaching vision for the future of transportation. It does. Really.
Toyota To Debut New Dedicated Hybrid Concept At Detroit Auto Show
The 2010 North American International Auto Show is just one month away, and Toyota has just released a set of teaser images and information about a new dedicated hybrid concept which will be unveiled at Cobo Hall in January.
Toyota Announces Prius Plug-In Hybrid Lease Program
We knew it wouldn’t be long before we’d see a plug-in version of the Toyota Prius, the world’s most well-known hybrid vehicle. Today, Toyota has officially launched the Prius Plug-In Hybrid (PHEV) lease program, which will provide 600 examples of this car for testing in Japan, Europe, and the United States. These cars will be leased to commercial, government, and universities for testing on how PHEV vehicles exist in real-world use.
Driven: 2010 Lexus HS250h
Don’t call it a Prius. First of all, the Lexus HS250h only gets a combined fuel economy average of 35 miles per gallon, compared to the Prius’s 50. They appeal to separate segments, have different engines, and the HS has many features unavailable to the Prius. The two cars even look totally different. The HS has had enough of being compared to its downmarket Toyota cousin.
Driven: 2010 Toyota Prius
It has become almost passé to criticize Toyota products for being rather soulless, yet utterly effective, to drive. Prius, especially in the ubiquity that it has earned in its last generation, has toiled famously under the “appliance” descriptor—serving up masses of consumers with a high-mileage, low-effort driving experience. And while enthusiast-minded detractors everywhere may take issue with the very notion, the good people at Toyota Motor Corporation are well aware of their cars’ snoozing reputation and are far more willing than one might expect to create a different identity for their brand.
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