March 19, 2024
Toyota

Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid available from £32,895 in the UK

Toyota announced the official pricing for the new Prius Plug-in Hybrid in the UK, the Japanese model receiving a starting price of £32,895. The fuel-efficient Prius is offered in the UK with a single package which includes satellite navigation, cruise control, rear-view camera, LED daytime running lights, 15-inch alloy wheels and rain-sensing wipers. Inside, you

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Toyota Prius gets all-new PLUS Performance Package

Toyota Racing Development (TRD) decided to reveal the new PLUS Performance Package for the current Prius, the best-selling hybrid in America as Toyota claims. The new accessory package dedicated to the American hybrid model has been previewed at the 2010 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show. To begin with, the Japanese manufacturer prepared a styling

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Japanese people from Toyota celebrate 3 million+ hybrids sold

The biggest manufacturer in the world, Toyota, announced that a very important milestone has been reached last month. The Japanese people from Toyota managed to sell more than 3 million hybrid vehicles starting 1997 when the first eco-friendly model from Toyota was introduced. At that time, Toyota introduced Coaster Hybrid together with the better known

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Toyota Racing Development introduces a performance package for Prius

The Japanese people from Toyota Racing Development decided to create a performance package for the Prius hybrid, a package able to improve some features of the model. What’s new? Well, the Plus package brings a new front bumper, new side sills, a rear air diffuser and 17-inch alloy wheels fitted with 215/45 R17 tires. An

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Toyota Prius Hybrid Made in Thailand starting November 2010

The Japanese people from Toyota announced that a new plant will be made in Thailand in order to produce the Prius hybrid model. Toyota wants to increase the production rate of the Prius model and they will build a plant in Thailand. However, the Toyota Prius hybrid manufactured in Thailand will be sold just in

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2012 Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid details

The Japanese manufacturer at Toyota announced that they are preparing an affordable plug-in hybrid model based on the Prius model and expected to debut on the market by 2012. The electric model from Toyota promises a low acquisition price of about $28,000 being more affordable than other zero-emission models available on the automotive market. People

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Toyota Prius Hybrid Brake Problems

Toyota has received dozens of complaints in North America and Japan on braking issues of the popular Prius hybrid. Toyota is a pioneer in terms of ecological models and any questions about security of the Prius hybrid could be a major setback to its efforts to recover from heavy losses caused by the recall of

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Lower prices for Toyota’s Hybrid Models

A Toyota engineer announced that prices of plug-in hybrid cars will drop to an affordable level so that the popularity of this type of car to grow. Yoshikazu Tanaka, one of the heads of the engineers at Toyota, have big plans for the next generation of plug-in hybrid cars. He said that he want to

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