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Another Hybrid car from Toyota in Japan: Vellfire van

Discussion in 'Toyota Hybrids and EVs' started by pakitt, Oct 23, 2011.

  1. pakitt

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    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 :rolleyes:
     
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    paprius4030 My first Prius

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    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
     
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    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...)
     
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    Re: Another Hybrid car from Toyota in Japan: Vallfire van

    I would really like a 35+mpg Sienna!