Toyota to showcase Prius hybrid family at 2011 Detroit Auto Show
Toyota will be displaying its family of Prius hybrid vehicles at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit next month. The Prius family is composed of four Prius-badged... Read more
Avatar producers give blue Toyota Prius to each crew member
James Cameron and Jon Landau, the two producers of Avatar, have decided to give each crew member a blue Toyota Prius. This move is in keeping with the environmental theme in the biggest... Read more
Toyota Prius named Japan’s topselling car for 18th straight month
The top-selling car in Japan for November is Toyota Motor Corp.'s Prius gas-electric hybrid, the 18th consecutive month that this car has achieved this feat, according to industry bodies... Read more
2011 Honda Insight hybrid priced from $18,950
Honda’s base Insight hybrid model for 2011 has a starting price of $18,950 (including destination charges), standing for a $4,610 pricing advantage over the base Toyota Prius. The 2011... Read more
Sales of Toyota’s Prius hybrid dropped for the first time in 17 months
As government subsidies for green cars expired in Japan, sales of Toyota's Prius hybrid in Japan fell for the first time in 17 months, according to the Japan Automobile Dealers... Read more
Third generation Prius is world’s best-selling hybrid, says Toyota
The 50-MPG fuel economy rating of the Toyota Prius makes it the most fuel-efficient passenger car offered in the US today. Toyota has maintained its edge ever since it first offered... Read more
2010 Toyota Prius preparing for Geneva debut
Prius, the most advanced mainstream passenger car in the world, stands as the auto industry milestone in powertrain development. Three generations of Prius have demonstrated Toyota's... Read more
Report: Toyota Prius is Japan’s best selling vehicle in June
The Toyota Prius was Japan's best selling vehicle in June, with 22,292 sold units, just-auto reports. Contributing to this result were the newly introduced government tax breaks and... Read more
Toyota won’t be opening a green Prius sub-brand
The UK managing director of Toyota, Miguel Fonseca, has told Autocar that it won't be opening a green Prius sub-brand. But he did establish that a series of fresh Prius body styles are... Read more
Hyundai Blue-Will: the new Toyota Prius competitor
According to the latest reports, it appears that Hyundai is currently planning a rival for the Toyota Prius and the Honda Insight. The vehicle will be based on the Blue-Will Concept... Read more
Toyota Prius Coupe: new details revealed
Unconfirmed reports have been proliferating about specifications of Toyota's hybrid sports coupe, which is believed to be based on the Prius. Our source says that the future model, which... Read more
2010 Toyota Prius receives 80,000 pre-orders
Toyota announced that its latest Prius has already received 80,000 pre-orders in Japan! The manufacturer wanted to show that the Honda Insight, which is currently the first hybrid... Read more
Toyota launching a three-year Prius trial
In order to determine the number of lithium ion batteries it can fit into the Prius which it plans to sell in 2012, Toyota is launching into a three-year trial of plug-ins. The trial will... Read more
2010 Toyota Prius interior to feature ecological plastics
When the fresh Prius is officially introduced at the Detroit Auto Show next month, its inside will highlight important utilization of so-called "ecological plastics". These are polymer... Read more
Rumor: Toyota MR2 preparing comeback as Prius coupe
Auto Express has revealed that the MR2 is going to be revived. Currently, Toyota is working on a thrilling hybrid that could bring back the much adored sports car and compete with the... Read more
Toyota expecting over 40,000 pre-orders for the 2010 Prius
It was reported yesterday by two local Japanese papers, Chunichi and Nikkei, that the Japanese car giant Toyota is looking to outsell the 2010 Honda Insight Hybrid through its 2010 Toyota... Read more
Renault preparing an electric competitor for Toyota Prius
Renault's zero-emissions family option is set to follow the Kangoo in 2011 and it is seen as a competitor for the Toyota Prius. The car, which will measure 4.7-meters in length, will use... Read more
2010 Toyota Prius US production in danger?
Toyota, a more stable automaker, is now feeling the impact of the self-fulfilling prophecy, that is, the breakdown of the economy, with talks coming out that the production of the 2010... Read more
Toyota launches large-scale advertising for the 2010 Prius in the U.S.
The advertising style that dealt mostly with the technical side of cars is long gone. What's really selling right now is a focus on the emotions, abstraction and that elusive something... Read more
Official: 2010 Toyota Prius is the best selling car in Japan
The month of May saw the Prius take the top spot as the best selling car in Japan. The Insight only took third place as the Honda Fit supermini, slid to second position. The refurbished... Read more
Toyota stops U.S. Prius project
With its sales plummeting in the US, Toyota Motor Corp. is putting the brakes on its intention to construct the Toyota Prius in a fresh plant near Tupelo, Miss. The carmaker doesn't know... Read more
Toyota introduces Certified Used Hybrid (TCUH) program
Recently, Toyota opened a brand new Toyota Certified Used Hybrid (TCUH) program which is an extension of the Toyota Certified Used Vehicles (TCUV) brand which aims at providing extra... Read more
Toyota increases monthly production rate of the latest Prius
The latest report says that the 2010 Toyota Prius, which was offered for sale eleven days ago, has received sufficient orders to validate an increased monthly production rate of 8,000... Read more
Toyota in talks with Mazda to supply hybrid technology from Prius
Toyota is reportedly in negotiations to supply hybrid technology found in its Prius to Mazda. This report insinuates that Mazda is shunning the hybrid system, which Ford is developing.... Read more
2010 Toyota Prius photos leaked
First we were not sure about these images if they are real or not but the guys from Jalopnik confirmed that this is the new generation of the Prius due to a talk with Toyota PR. The... Read more
Jungle Motors converting Toyota Prius into high mileage plug-in hybrid
In spite of the hesitation of Toyota to release plug-in hybrid variants of its famous Prius hatch, there are numerous companies that are eager to sell retrofitted versions. Another... Read more
Toyota revises 2010 Prius fuel economy
Toyota initially released details through its website concerning the fuel consumption ratings of the 2010 Prius as 50mpg city and 49mp highway, however it has since raised the city rating... Read more
Toyota Prius units might be limited in U.S. due to the high demand in Japan
The third generation 2010 Toyota Prius became an instant sensation in Japan when it went on sale last week, resulting in a delay in the hybrid's availability in the markets of the US.... Read more
Electrical engineer uses Toyota Prius to power its house
Several weeks before Christmas last year Harvard, Massachusetts suffered a severe ice storm that knocked out power for thousands of residents, followed by a snowstorm that delayed power... Read more
AutoLabo tunes the Toyota Prius
Appearing to be coming out of a science-fiction film, the AutoLabo Prius is in fact an actual production aero kit. It is enhanced for boosting aerodynamics says AutoLabo, hence making it... Read more
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