Thursday, September 03, 2009

Auris hybrid more advanced thant the Prius?

The Toyota Prius hybrid is a great car, but the Auris hybrid might even be better, at least the hybrid powertrain powering it could be.Better than the Prius?

At the Frankfurt Auto Show there will be a good bit of hype around Toyota's plug-in Prius. However, there might be even more hype around the new Auris hybrid vehicle.

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Friday, July 17, 2009

Coming soon: Toyota Corolla hybrid?

Toyota ready to increase its line of hybrid vehicles for the European market.Auris hybrid to begin production next year

Toyota has confirmed that it will begin producing a full hybrid version of the Auris in England in mid-2010.

‘With today’s announcement, Toyota has taken a significant step forward in ensuring that full hybrids become more accessible to a wider range of customers. Such efforts are crucial if we are to see more low-carbon vehicles on European roads,’ said Tadashi Arashima, CEO and President, TME.

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Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Toyota: Cheap, small hybrid cars coming

Toyota is going to bring a number of cheap hybrid vehicles to market, including the Toyota Yaris hybrid and probably the Auris and Corrola hybrid.Yaris hybrid confirmed

Small Toyota hybrid cars are coming.

Akihiko Otsuka, chief engineer of the redesigned, third-generation Toyota Prius stated, ""We are developing a low-priced hybrid vehicles like Honda's Insight. We are going to compete by expanding our hybrid-vehicle lineup to smaller hybrids, in the class of the Vitz [sold in Japan] and Yaris.".

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Monday, October 06, 2008

Proof of a city Prius?

A great Prius derivative for America?

A city Toyota Prius for America? Why not? Why let Honda sell the cheapest hybrid cars in America?

Finish: Auris hybrid - Proof a city Prius is possible.

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