The first hybrid car I ever drove was a Toyota was 2002 in Japan. It took awhile to get used to the fact the car was so quiet, at one point I thought I was moving without the engine running! Several years later, the technology seems to be catching on here. Hybrid cars - especially Toyota hybrids - can be seen everywhere.
At this time, Toyota makes 3 hybrid vehicles: The Camry, the Highlander, and the ever-popular Prius.
The Prius has an efficient compact design. The interior is spacious, and the dashboard in the model I drove in sported a nifty rear view video camera for backing out of tight spaces. Under the stricter, revised EPA 2008 guidelines, the Prius gets 48 (city)/45 (highway) miles per gallon.
The Toyota hybrid Camry is a mid-sized sedan version. It looks just like the regular Camry, and the design is not quite as space-aged looking as the Prius. Mpg: 33 (city)/34 (highway)
Next up is the SUV-class Toyota Highlander hybrid. Why make an SUV-hybrid? Toyota has been making SUV's since the very beginning, back when the only sports-utility vehicles were the Toyota 4-Runner, the Nissan Pathfinder, and the Jeep Cherokee. SUV's still have a legitimate uses for some people, so why not make a more efficient one? Mpg: 27 (city)/ 25 (highway)
Toyota concept hybrid (2010 prius?) and the Toyota Volta concept car (Motortrend)
At this time, Toyota makes 3 hybrid vehicles: The Camry, the Highlander, and the ever-popular Prius.
The Prius has an efficient compact design. The interior is spacious, and the dashboard in the model I drove in sported a nifty rear view video camera for backing out of tight spaces. Under the stricter, revised EPA 2008 guidelines, the Prius gets 48 (city)/45 (highway) miles per gallon.
The Toyota hybrid Camry is a mid-sized sedan version. It looks just like the regular Camry, and the design is not quite as space-aged looking as the Prius. Mpg: 33 (city)/34 (highway)
Next up is the SUV-class Toyota Highlander hybrid. Why make an SUV-hybrid? Toyota has been making SUV's since the very beginning, back when the only sports-utility vehicles were the Toyota 4-Runner, the Nissan Pathfinder, and the Jeep Cherokee. SUV's still have a legitimate uses for some people, so why not make a more efficient one? Mpg: 27 (city)/ 25 (highway)
Toyota concept hybrid (2010 prius?) and the Toyota Volta concept car (Motortrend)
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