Toyota Prius Hybrid Wins 2010 Car of the Year in Japan

Photo: Flickr , CC Battle of the Hybrids: Prius Narrowly Beats Honda Insight It's not just Japanese consumers that seem to like the new Toyota Prius (we wrote about the huge increase in sales ). The jurors for the Japan Car of the Year award also selected the hybrid, though it was a close race compared to the previous 30 editions; the Honda Insight finished in second place with 391 points (co... Read the full story on TreeHugger

Tokyo Preview: 2010 Toyota SAI

This is the brand new Toyota SAI, a new vehicle based on the popular Lexus HS 250h which will be showcased at this year’s Tokyo Motor Show. The long rumoured SAI, will carry Toyota’s new 2.4-litre Atkinson cycle combustion engine capable to develop 110kW (150 hp) at 6,000rpm and 187Nm (19.1kgf-m) of torque at 4,400rpm.Although many of you would say the the resemblence with the HS 250h is obvious, Toyota says that the new SAI is four inches shorter and up to 70 kgs lighter than the Lexus. Regardi

Toyota SAI – New Toyota Hybrid

The new Toyota SAI will be based on the Lexus HS250 (pictured)Toyota are to launch a new hybrid in Japan on 20th October – the Toyota SAI – based on the Lexus HS250. We know that Toyota is on a world hybrid car domination quest, but we did think that they were going to launch a new Sub-Brand – Prius – and badge up all their hybrid cars as Prius. But that plan seems to be taking a back seat at the moment. We had confirmation quite recently that there is to be a Toyota Auris Hybrid (made in the

More Hybrid Tuning: Japan’s Kenstyle Customizes New Toyota Prius and Honda Insight

It appears that the latest batch of gasoline-electric hybrid cars from Japan have caught the attention of several tuning firms including Kenstyle that has applied its styling expertise on the new Honda Insight and Toyota Prius hybrids. In both cases the Japanese tuner's package includes specific grille treatments, beefy front and rear aprons with...

Toyota Auris HSD Hybrid Concept has Prius DNA

Photo: ToyotaToyota's Hybrid Synergy Drive Migrates to a New Host Toyota has just given us more info about the Auris HSD hybrid concept car that will be unveiled next week in Frankfurt. The car was obviously designed with Europe in mind; the small 5-door hatchback configuration is what sells best there, and that's what the Auris hybrid offers. It will used the HSD (Hybrid Synergy Drive) tech that was introduced in the 3rd generation Prius last January, and Toyota claims that it is the logical f

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