So I was speaking with a buddy of mine that works for the Toyota safety engineering department and he was telling me that there's going to be 3 new hybrids coming out soon.
The most talked about is the redesigned prius that is supposed to be cheaper and more fuel efficient than the current model. There's also going to be a 4x4 hybrid. In addition Lexus will be adding a pure hybrid to their lineuup for those of you who want something a little more upscale. The new prius and lexus will be available in 2009.
I read an article about the new Prius. It is supposed to be the same body style but the front will be redisgned and it will be a bit longer. Price will remain the same but efficiency will go up. I would consider getting a Prius for my wife. My parents have one and its a great car. It is the only hyrbid that actually pays for itself (price/maint/gas wise in the long run)
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Did he have any clue what and when??? What 4x4?? We @ Toyota haven't heard anything about it, But that doesn't mean anything, we are always the last to know. LOL
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Did he have any clue what and when??? What 4x4?? We @ Toyota haven't heard anything about it, But that doesn't mean anything, we are always the last to know. LOL
Hybrid Rav4? Just a guess.
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I didn't get a chance to ask him indebt but he said that the prius and the lexus will be coming out in 09 and that the 4x4 fairly soon as well. I guess time will tell but he was the one that told me about the FJ cruiser getting the green light way back when it was still a concept, so I trust what he says. I just hope it's something cool.
Did he have any clue what and when??? What 4x4?? We @ Toyota haven't heard anything about it, But that doesn't mean anything, we are always the last to know. LOL
From what I have read (Automotive News), the small 4X4 will be called the Urban Cruiser and be built off the same chassis as the Scion xD. It will likely be released in Europe first. Not sure if it will come to US and if it will be Scion if it does.
i had a chance to drive the prius recently not a lot of take off power but ample power once up to speed and great gas mileage! so the new model must be awesome than.
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