Toyota Yaris Hybrid for 2010..!!

Discussion in 'Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News' started by Flying White Dutchman, Jul 29, 2009.

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  1. bluetwo

    bluetwo Relevance is irrelevant

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    It's not a production model but these guys said screw it, we're gonna do it! (I hope it's not too far off topic)

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    qoute : "hills are no longer a dread like they once were"

    you dont buy a hybrid for speed and hill climbing.
    i dont see the piont in puttting a dirty diesel in a clean car.

    omg sounds like a tractor


    it also looks like the IMA is gone.............

    and all of this on a website called redlightracing.org... yhea right.

    co2 is a big hype right now
    and yes it maybe important for eath warmup but clean(er) air is important to and thats not something diesels provide.
     
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    Latest news: There might not be a Yaris Hybrid in the plans after all, according to AutoCars.uk: Report: Toyota Not Planning Hybrid Yaris After All : Auto News

    One can dream though, right? As much as I am skeptical a penny-pinching consumer would be willing to shell out upwards of $16,000 for a subcompact car when a roomier regular car costs the same, a Yaris hybrid surely would have been cool.
     
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    I don't consider the source in this article to be verifiable. Neither is the original source. I'm hoping Toyota will soon clarify it's true intentions.
    At the same time, the article [sort of] contradicts itself, because it does say "Toyota does plan to build hybrid versions of every car it sells by 2020," which implies that Toyota will build a hybrid Yaris.
     
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    I don't know anything about this car in particular, but there are plenty of people in Japan who pay upwards of $15,000US for loaded small cars like the Fit (Jazz), Swift, Bb (Scion), Cube, and WagonR (660cc!). They could afford a bigger car, but they want a small one. I guess its because they are easier to park at your typically tight home parking spot in Japan, have a small turning circle, and are perceived as "young" and kind of "funky".
     
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    While I feel there is room in the market for a hybrid Yaris it looks like its a no go.

    The Yaris is made with a variety of engines (overseas) down to a 1.0 liter gas unit. Toyota could take a smaller engine and a smaller battery pack to make the car more affordable and adjust for the smaller size of the Yaris. I can imagine great mpg from that kind of setup!
     
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    Thank you! I believe this is the first mention of a smaller battery pack and I hadn't really thought of it. I believe you're right about the smaller engine too because the HSD motors alone could propel a car this size without any help from the gas engine (except for the obvious need for it).
     
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  8. justlurkin

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    If a hybrid Yaris does come to market, it would basically be a "what's old is new again" sort of thing.

    Toyota did offer a subcompact hybrid in the past, based on the Vitz platform (a platform on which the Yaris was developed from)..

    What is that subcompact hybrid, one might ask?

    The 1st-generation Prius! :D
     
    #28 justlurkin, Aug 1, 2009
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    Tideland Prius Moderator of the North
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    technically, it was a compact, not a subcompact.
     
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