I don't know if anybody was aware of this, but there is a van I found out today "by mistake" on the Japanese Toyota website, with HSD 4WD (!!) drivetrain, called Vallfire. For what I can understand the specs of the HSD are (same as the Camry Hybrid?): 2AZ-FXE 2.4L engine 190HP hybrid system 150HP/190Nm ICE 143HP/270Nm forward electric motor 68HP/130Nm rear electric motor Fuel consumption is JC08 cycle 17km/L, 10/15 cycle 19km/L From the shape of it, it looks the battery is Li-Ion as on the Alpha/+/v. Actually I found out the entire line up of "eco cars" here: Toyota Eco Cars
Re: Another Hybrid car from Toyota in Japan: Vallfire van I see the Estima hybrid mini-van is still being made. I guess we'll never get it here in the USA....sigh
Re: Another Hybrid car from Toyota in Japan: Vallfire van There are a lot of cars made in Japan that never leave homeland. Sometimes it is OK, sometimes, for hybrid that is, not so OK...you know, Marketing...! (and I work in Marketing...)
