Toyota Prius News
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Every year the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) produces a list of the best and worst cars for fuel efficiency and not surprisingly this year’s worst offender is the 2011 Bugatti Veyron--a car fitted with a quad-turbocharged 16-cylinder engine displacing no less than 8.0-liters. This sledgehammer of an engine is enough to take the Veyron beyond speeds of 250 mph with aplomb but it also returns one of the worst fuel economy ratings of any production car we’ve seen in a long time. According to the official EPA numbers, the 2011 Bugatti Veyron returns a fuel economy of 8 mpg in...
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Chevy Volt Official Price Announced: $41,000 Before RebatesAlthough estimates have been given for the EV's price tag, the Volt has been given an official number today. Shoppers can expect to see a $41,000 MSRP on the window stickers of Volts when they arrive in showrooms before the end of the year. Subtract available rebates and the Volt price drops to...
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Cars Your Kids Will Talk About 30 Years From Now
A few decades from now, the kids of today, maybe your own children, will look back and remember a rapidly changing automotive industry. Chances are, a handful of vehicles will highlight their memories of current automotive technology. Here's a few names that are likely to come up in...
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Celeb Of The Week: Eliza Dushku, Who Goes Off-Roading In Her Prius, Maybe
We're not ashamed to admit it: Eliza Dushku is a stranger to us. Not just in the sense that we've never met her -- though we might've and didn't know it -- but also in the sense that we don't know much about her body of work. Call us crazy or lazy or all of the above, but Joss Whedon sagas like the...
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Jodie Foster Dodges The Paps In A Toyota Prius. Now, In Limerick Form!
Though Jodie was beloved and adored, The flash of cameras she truly abhorred. When e'er she met a fan She just turned-tail and ran: Her ass was the paparazzi's reward. * * * * * To Jodie, her Prius was tops. Behind the wheel, she'd pop out to shop. She'd run up to Trader Joe, Then out to Tahoe...
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Miley Cyrus Is Still Driving (Us Crazy)
First, the good news. For starters, it appears from the link below that Miley Cyrus has learned to park in spots not reserved for the disabled. Score one for the ADA. Also: she's ditched her Toyota Prius for a 2010 Mercedes-Benz GL450. No, the 450 doesn't get the kind of fuel efficiency that the...
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Dear Peter Facinelli: We will not beat around the bush. We will not dilly-dally. We will not digress. We will not mince words. We will get straight to the point. We will shoot from the hip. You, sir, have disappointed us. In case you haven't noticed, Mr. Facinelli, you are driving a Toyota Prius in the photo linked below. And, yes, we realize that may be a little edgy right now, what with the safety recall and everything -- "Oooh, there goes Peter Facinelli! Man, that mo-fo is crazy, cruisin' in a recalled Toyota Prius. Quentin Tarantino needs to hire his ass now while he's still alive. I bet...
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Consumer Reports Makes a Green Pick For 2010
Despite the Concerns With Toyota, the Prius Takes Another Award
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Toyota Plans To Win Back Consumers In March Media Push
New Incentives Are Said To Be In the Works
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2010 Toyota Prius And 2010 Lexus HS 250h Recalled To Fix ABS
Toyota has announced a global recall on its 2010 Prius hybrid as well as the 2010 Lexus HS 250h to investigate and remedy a software glitch that can affect the cars' anti-lock braking system (ABS). The software glitch is a separate issue to the stuck accelerator pedals and faulty floor mats that...
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Toyota Puts Plans Together To Fix Brakes On 2010 Prius
Emails Go Out To Dealers Ensuring a Fix Next Week
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Elderly Woman Takes A Swipe At Renee Zellweger's Toyota Prius
Before we go any further, ladies and gentlemen, please rest assured: BRADLEY COOPER IS FINE. We repeat: BRADLEY COOPER IS ALIVE AND UNSCATHED IN HOLLYWOOD TONIGHT. Okay, on with the story: once upon a time, people disliked Renee Zellweger because she's talented, cute, and scores good movie roles...
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Speakers Beg Fed to Change Tax Credit To a Rebate
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General Motors Tanks Tiger
Hey, you. Yes, you: the guy who's been in a coma and living under a hubcap since November? You might be surprised to know that General Motors has ended its (purely platonic) relationship with Tiger Woods -- the one whereby Woods received free GM vehicles on loan. It appears the romance officially...
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New Details On Hybrid Prius Wagon/SUV, Prius Family
Toyota is expected to bring out a new wagon hybrid as part of a Prius family of vehicles.
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First Look At Toyota Sai Hybrid
According to reports coming out of Japan, Toyota plans to sell up to 3,000 Sai hybrids per month and is also planning to launch a new dedicated accessories range for the car.
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Russell Crowe And His Toyota Prius Prove Our Theory
By which we mean: the theory about the Prius and downmarket celebs
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Rachel Bilson Is Going Nowhere Fast In Her Toyota Prius
Let's do a quick recap of Rachel Bilson's career: she had a guest spot on That 70s Show, a guest spot on Buffy, a guest spot on 8 Simple Rules, and way too many recurring appearances on The OC (at least that's what we hear, because none of us ever watched that crap). Her film work includes New...
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LIKE EVERY OTHER CELEBRITY COUPLE. Jeezums pete.
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Zachary Quinto Heroically Changes Tire On Toyota Prius
Sheesh, he's so literal. And awesome.
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Miley Cyrus Parks Toyota Prius In Handicapped Space, Gets Milkshake
Like many of Hollywood's Very Very Very Famous People, Miley Cyrus drives a Toyota Prius. At least some of the time, since we don't know if she's hiding a Paris-Hilton-style Bentley Continental GT in her garage. But as shown on Hollywood.tv in March, the "Hannah Montana" starlet has clearly parked...
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Report: Toyota plans to mass produce plug-in hybrids by 2012
Toyota has already confirmed it will release a plug-in hybrid vehicle powered by next-generation lithium-ion batteries in Japan, the U.S. and Europe sometime next year but production of these will be limited and only commercial and government fleets are expected to receive the cars. Mass production...
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Japan looking to make hybrid vehicles noisy
Although the relative silence of hybrid vehicles has made them the choice of TV gangsters for drive-by shootings, the rest of the world is less than enamored with the difficulty involved in hearing one coming - especially when trying to cross the street. This phenomenon has inspired companies like...
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Toyota-GM hybrid partnership rumors stir again
Just ten days ago, General Motors denied a story that it was planning to license Toyota's hybrid Synergy Drive system, but today a new report has broken claiming Toyota could offer GM the Prius hybrid, to be re-branded as a GM product. Aside from being completely off the wall, the report doesn't...
Ralph Hanson
