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Son of Supra will be a hybrid!

Discussion in 'Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News' started by Tideland Prius, Nov 3, 2006.

  1. Tideland Prius

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    Replacing the firm's famous sports car - which disappeared from Toyota's line-up in 1996 - the new model will go on sale in 2008, and takes styling inspiration from luxury brand Lexus' forthcoming LF-A.

    But while that car will use a 500bhp 4.8-litre V10 when it arrives in 2009, Toyota's new model gets a tweaked version of the Lexus GS450h's 341bhp 3.5-litre V6 hybrid powertrain, giving it a unique combination of performance and economy.

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    #1 Tideland Prius, Nov 3, 2006
  2. TonyPSchaefer

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    Can't wait to Pulse and Glide in this baby.

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    Sounds like things are happening fast. Hang on, it's about to get fun!
     
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    Forget the sports cars, I WANT A TRUE HYBRID MINIVAN and so do a lot of other moms. Why won't you import the Estima, O Toyota?




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    I wonder if this "takes the place of" or is an "evolution" of the Volta concept car.
     
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  5. MarinJohn

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    You want a hybrid mini-van and I want a hybrid puck-up. For a technology GM says nobody wants, we sure have our sights set low!
     
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    Great, another performance hybrid. Thats all we need.java script:emoticon(':angry:', 'smid_6')
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  7. TimBikes

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    Supra was a wonderful car - this one should be nice too. But I agree on the minivan thing - Toyota needs to get its priorities in order before Honda eats their lunch with a hybrid or diesel minivan.

    BTW, did anyone notice this from the article:

    "And Subaru, which is also part-owned by Toyota, revealed vanadium-oxide batteries which have twice the power of lithium-ion units and 10 times the life of the nickel-hydride ones used in the Toyota Prius."

    Sounds very interesting.
     
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(ml194152 @ Nov 3 2006, 05:31 PM) [snapback]343513[/snapback]</div>
    It's like diet cookies: just eat more 'cause they're lower in calories...

    I know what you mean. Happened with ICE's in the 80's and 90's; the technlogy that originally made smaller engines more efficient and have good power then was applied to bigger and bigger engines...and now they're really powerful and fairly clean and get okay mileage for their size...which enabled bigger and bigger vehicles.

    So now we're back to huge powerful vehicles getting bad mileage, instead of midsize, moderately powered vehicles getting bad mileage.

    Maybe we can have a 800hp hybrid sport car that gets the same mileage as a 500hp ICE-powered one...?

    I'm just not sure that's the best use of the technology, though.
     
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    If the headlights were wrapped completely around the front, it would look like a Cylon.
     
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  10. Sufferin' Prius Envy

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    lithium/silver vanadium oxide batteries defibrillator batteries??? :eek: :eek:

    Wow, that should provide quite a jolt to the car. :D

    As for your personal safety, don't worry about the jolt, future pacemakers will be vanadium oxide battery powered too. :lol:
     
    #10 Sufferin' Prius Envy, Nov 5, 2006
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