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February 18, 2007: Another video of the super hot Toyota FT-HS hybrid concept car.
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January 16, 2008: From the 2008 Detroit Auto Show, Cars.com’s Dave Thomas takes a look at the Toyota A-BAT concept.
Shot and produced by: Eric Rossi
Edited by: Lindsay Bjerregaard
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January 20, 2007: Toyota’s Calty Californian Design Studio displayed a concept of a hybrid sports car, a concept in similar size to what a new Celica, more than a Supra, may actually get should it be revived. The car’s design expresses, according to Calty Design Director Kevin Hunter with Vibrant Clarity and J-Factor. With typical Japanese keywords like Perfect Imbalance, Freeform Geometrics with fluid surfaces and the best one yet, Subtracted Mass.
See the full show at http://www.cardesign.tv
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October 25, 2007: http://movie.diginfo.tv DigInfo News
Featuring Toyota’s Plug-in Hybrid Technology, the Toyota Hi-CT concept, designed with the youth market and young families living in busy urban centers in mind, aims to break the conventional boundaries of an urban vehicle, with unusual dimensions and a look unconstrained by conventional vehicle size, yet still seating four passengers.
“As you can see, the shape of the car is much more square than our conventional designs because what young people think is cool is different to what older people think is cool, we found this out from interviews and the media.”
By placing the battery underneath the floor, the cabin features a higher driver position and more efficient use of cabin space, it also has mounted windows and a wide cabin interior, improving flexibility. The car is powered by a 1.5 liter engine fused with a hybrid motor, with plug-in hybrid technology allowing it to charge from external power sources at home or on the road and giving it a greater driving range when running on it’s battery powered motor. Electricity for personal devices can be accessed from inside the car with an AC 100v accessory socket.
“The interior was designed by a French-born designer who is still young and in his mid-20’s. The inspiration for the interior was the designers interpretation of Toyko, and the concept is arrows, so when you look at the car you can see many arrows, the designer said that the number of arrows in Tokyo is striking.”
Measuring just 3.3 by 1.7 meters in diameter, the Hi-CT also manages to squeeze in a removable rear trunk and deck which can be used to carry bikes or other equipment.
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May 14, 2007: Toyota’s Geneva press conference was packed. It might have had something to do with the fact that the company’s stand is in an awkward corner of Geneva’s Palexpo with little room for seating. But there’s no getting around the fact that juggernaut Toyota is a big deal right now. And the Toyota Hybrid X isn’t just another funky hybrid concept car. We think it’s a pretty good look at what the third-generation Toyota Prius could be, courtesy of Toyota’s European design studio….
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March 11, 2008: The Highlights at Toyota and Lexus at the 2008 Geneva Motor Show
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August 15, 2007: The automotive program Motorweek reviews the redesigned 2008 Toyota Highlander including the Hybrid version.
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January 13, 2007: Toyota exhibit of the FT-HS Hybrid sports concept car at the 2007 Detroit auto show
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August 04, 2008: CHECK OUT THE HYBRID VS. NON-HYBRID COMPARISON:
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/…
Consider this: The 2008 Toyota Prius base model costs 50 percent more than the 2008 Honda Fit base model. Then again, the Prius is 50 percent more fuel-efficient than the Fit when you look at the EPA’s figure for combined mpg. So how does this add up?
You could save $8,425 right now by buying a $15,420 Honda Fit instead of the $23,845 Toyota Prius. Of course, if the price of gasoline goes higher, then the Prius with its EPA combined estimate of 46 mpg will pay you back for your investment sooner than you’d expect. Then again, the Fit with its EPA combined estimate of 30 mpg doesn’t carry the same penalty of higher financing charges, insurance costs and taxes as the more expensive Prius, plus the Toyota will be needing a new $2,585 battery pack when the odometer shows 100,000-150,000 miles.
Which car is best? It sounds like the kind of question for one of those money magazines. Yes, we’ve painted ourselves into a bit of a projected-cost corner with this comparison of the base models of the 2008 Honda Fit and 2008 Toyota Prius, but we think we can get out without stepping on too much wet paint
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May 01, 2008: TOYOTA revealed its hybrid concept car ‘FT-HS’ during Auto China 2008.