Toyota Motor Sales USA president Jim Lentz said in an interview that he believes the company’s Prius dedicated hybrid could take the crown from the Camry sedan as the company’s best selling product in the United States.“I think long-term, Prius as a nameplate could even outsell Camry as a nameplate, into this next decade,” Lentz [ ... ] ...
luxury labels have well and truly caught the hybrid bug, with Mercedes-Benz announcing this week its second eco-friendlier vehicle, the all-new ML450 Hybrid. First seen at the New York Auto Show back in April, the 2010 Mercedes-Benz ML450 Hybrid officially goes on sale on November 16. Featuring V8-like power with four-cylinder fuel economy ...
Spycam: BMW 1 Series Hybrid ... BMW's First Small Hybrid Caught Testing ... Looks like a plain old BMW 1 Series hatch, doesn't it? Take a closer look, especially on the rear side windows and just below the rear license plate. The car you see here is actually a prototype 1 Series hybrid.inline_mediumwraptextright27228853/future/spied_vehicles/hatchbacks/112_0911_bmw_1_series_hybrid_spycambmw-1-hybrid-ft-tq.jpgTrue ... Photo Gallery: Spied - BMW 1 Series Hybrid - Motor Trend ... Photo Gallery:
off-again, on-again nature of the Cadillac Converj 's production plans cast a pall of uncertainty over any production announcement, but the latest reports out of Detroit say the lights are green for the luxury Caddy hybrid ... Revealed at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show , the Cadillac Converj concept was a highly refined, dramatically ...
Unlike the mainstream market where hybrid technology is used to maximize fuel efficiency, luxury automakers have employed hybrid systems as a way to maintain or improve performance while making concessions to efficiency ... The 2010 BMW ActiveHybrid X6 , which our testers got to drive this past weekend, is a prime example ... Based on the ...
The BMW ActiveHybrid X6 is the world’s first Sports Activity Coupé with full hybrid drive offering a driving experience quite unique both in the segment of BMW X models and in the hybrid segment as a whole ...
Unlike the mainstream market where hybrid technology is used to maximize fuel efficiency, luxury automakers have employed hybrid systems as a way to maintain or improve performance while making concessions to efficiency ... The upcoming 2010 ActiveHybrid X6 and 2011 ActiveHybrid 7 from BMW are prime examples of this philosophy, ...
It wasn’t too long ago when German manufacturers like Volkswagen, Audi, Mercedes, BMW, Porsche, et. al. were dismissing any idea of offering hybrid electric vehicles. They laughed and called them a “fad.” ...