Need a Toyota Prius Debora Pryor-Bruns "If you think the 2008 Toyota Prius hybrid is popular, wait till 2009, when Toyota reportedly will bring out a 100-mpg version." Edmunds.com
TOKYO — "Expect something amazing from the next Toyota Prius — like fuel economy that pushes past the 100-mpg barrier. Due in two years as a 2009 model, the next Prius is set to be an evolution, company sources say. The hybrid will retain the same basic 1.5-liter hybrid drivetrain. But Toyota is now on a mission to do two things: drive the economy ratings skyward, and cut the associated costs by 20-30 percent.Toyota was rocked when news seeped out that Honda was planning a low price Fit hybrid for 2008, with the price differential of just $1,700. more than the regular gasoline version. So work on the next Prius has redoubled to slash R&D costs and halve Toyota's current hybrid differential to compete." Edmunds.com Visit us at Vacaville CA Toyota serving Sacramento Modesto Elk Grove Tracy Lodi California.
Friday, February 22, 2008
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