Toyota News
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What would be your ultimate Toyota Prius hybrid? Maybe a convertible version? One that brings fond memories of bygone performance to middle-aged friends and neighbors? An Ohio man is now in the process of building what might become the ultimate Toyota Prius—at least for muscle car enthusiasts. DON'T MISS: Toyota Prius Family May Shrink As Low Gas Prices Dim Allure Or maybe it's the greenest Pontiac ever—and the sole hybrid on the road under that badge. Think of this project as the opposite of the V8-powered Prius featured on Chevrolet engine forum LS1Tech. [Reader Caution: The...
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Toyota C-HR Small SUV To Offer Hybrid; Production Debut At Geneva ShowThe Toyota C-HR will debut at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show.
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2016 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid: Gas Mileage ReviewThe 2016 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid is the first mass-market crossover utility with a hybrid powertrain since the demise of the Ford Escape Hybrid in 2012. Granted, there's the luxury Lexus NX hybrid (using some of the same underpinninngs), and the low-volume Subaru Crosstrek Hybrid, with a mild-hybrid...
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2016 Toyota Prius Hybrid Is 'Heck On Wheels' In Super Bowl TV AdThe 2016 Toyota Prius appears in a Super Bowl TV ad.
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Toyota Kills Off Scion 'Youth Brand' Focused On Small CarsAfter nearly 13 years, Toyota's Scion "youth brand" is dead. Conceived as an entry-level nameplate to slot below the main Toyota brand, and focused on small cars, Scion will cease to exist as an independent brand in August. The move comes just after parent Toyota attempted to reinvigorate Scion...
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Toyota Prius Family May Shrink As Low Gas Prices Dim AllureToyota may cut the number of Prius models, but will keep the plug-in hybrid.
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A spoof film is shot using only a Toyota Prius backup camera.
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Toyota Asks Some Of CA's 8 Mirai Dealers To Hold Off DeliveriesToyota is asking some California dealers to stop Mirai deliveries until more fueling stations open.
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2016 Toyota Prius: Gas Mileage Review Of 50-MPG-Plus HybridAfter spending four days and covering 440 miles with a new Toyota Prius, we can say that in our first real-world testing, the car delivers on its 50-mpg promise. We got daily readings of 50 to 54 miles per gallon in a mix of three-quarters highway miles and one-quarter low-speed local use. Our...
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Green Car Reports 2016 Best Car To Buy Nominee: 2016 Toyota PriusThe Toyota Prius hybrid occupies a special niche in automotive history. It's the world's best-known and best-selling hybrid car, and it's the halo vehicle for one of the world's three largest automakers. This year, there's an all-new 2016 Prius, and it's quite a different car from its predecessors...
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2016 Toyota Prius: Most Fuel-Efficient Car Without A Plug, EverIt was the first hybrid car to be sold in the U.S., beating the now-legendary Toyota Prius by a few months. It was a tiny two-seater with a three-cylinder engine, spats over the rear wheel openings to reduce aerodynamic drag, and a host of highly advanced technologies for its time. It was the 2000...
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Portable Hydrogen Fuelers Go To Six Toyota Mirai Dealers As Stations LagWith Toyota having delivered a total of 57 Mirai sedan in October and November, the drivers of those hydrogen fuel-cell cars will be looking for stations at which to fuel their new zero-emission vehicles. But the state of California's ambitious program to install dozens of hydrogen stations is...
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The 2016 Toyota Prius, the fourth generation of the company's iconic hybrid-electric vehicle, is just starting to come onto the market around the world. But with the price of oil a fraction of what it was two years ago, and gasoline prices at recent lows in major markets, the title of highest fuel efficiency of any gasoline car is less alluring. And Toyota is already cutting its sales projections for the fourth-generation Prius as a result. DON'T MISS: 2016 Toyota Prius: First Drive Of 56-MPG Hybrid That's the word from Reuters, which wrote yesterday that the company is now targeting sales of...
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First 2016 Toyota Mirai Fuel-Cell Car Delivered in CaliforniaThe first 2016 Toyota Mirai for the U.S. was delivered in California earlier this month.
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2016 Toyota Prius: First Drive Of 56-MPG HybridWhen a Toyota Prius drive event comes with a handling course, you know that things have changed. And in some ways, the all-new 2016 Toyota Prius hybrid is a very different car from the three generations of Prius that preceded it. Perhaps the main difference is simply that it drives, handles, and...
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2016 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid Price To Start At $29,270The 2016 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid will start at just under $30,000.
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Toyota Mirai, Electric DeLorean Highlight Back To The Future Movie AnniversaryThe 30th anniversary of 'Back to the Future' features some unusual car-related events.
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By 2050, Toyota Says It Won't Sell Many Combustion-Engine CarsToyota hopes to virtually eliminate carbon emissions from the cars it produces by 2050.
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Toyota releases more information on the 2016 Prius.
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2016 Toyota Prius: Some Model And Trim Level Information RevealedThe 2016 Toyota Prius hybrid has made its world debuts and should arrive at U.S. dealers starting around January. But specific details have been surprisingly sparse. Yesterday, Toyota released a few specifications at an event in Japan. Now, we've learned more about the car's different trim levels...
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2016 Toyota Prius: A Few Details On Engine, Hybrid System ReleasedWhile it has unveiled the all-new 2016 Prius hybrid twice--once at a glitzy event in Las Vegas, once at the Frankfurt Motor Show--Toyota has been very stingy with technical information about the powertrain that will let the car earn promised EPA combined ratings of 55 mpg or better. At an event in...
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More Than 1,000 People Want 2016 Toyota Mirai Hydrogen Fuel Cell VehiclesToyota says it's received 1,900 requests for the 1,000 2016 Mirai build slots.
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Toyota Mirai Spawning Entire Family Of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Models?The Toyota Mirai's chief engineer proposes a Prius-like "family" or fuel-cell models.
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2016 Toyota Prius: Leaked Technical Details Confirm e-AWD Option On Higher ModelsA leaked staff manual indicates the 2016 Toyota Prius will be offered with all-wheel drive.
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