Toyota Prius could become full-line vehicle

[OrganizedChaos]

Originally posted by: nakedfrog
They should make the wagon such that it can hold 4x8' sheets with the rear seats folded down.

no kidding. my explorer can't even do that.

 

[unsped]

i would only lease a hyrbid. old and hybrid are two scary words next too each other.

 

[b0mbrman]

Originally posted by: Babbles

Originally posted by: b0mbrman

Originally posted by: Babbles

Trucks are big, big, big sales. Big enough to really drive Nissan and Toyota to compete against Ford and GM with trucks. Down in Texas more trucks are sold than cars and across the country the biggest sellers have been SUVs.

Originally posted by: b0mbrman

Originally posted by: vi_edit
Build a hybrid Tacoma that gets around 30/30 MPG and can tow around 4000 pounds and you won't be able to keep it on the lots.

I *still* can't believe that somebody hasn't capitalized on high economy compact/midsize trucks.

Do compact and midsize trucks sell anywhere near the numbers of compact/midsize sedans?

And the biggest sellers across the country have been full-size trucks for quite some time.

Obviously there was some reading problem here.
Trucks are big sales. Full-size, compact size, car-based, whatever - from what I gathered the car chasis based trucks are seeing the biggest increase in sales. Regardless, trucks are big.

Anyhow that is what I said: trucks are big. I never said only full-sized trucks or only compact, or whatever; trucks in general are big.

Considering vi_edit and I were talking about compact/midsize trucks, it sounds like the reading problem is on your part...Or that you just felt compelled to totally change the subject...but whatever.

Now, how about your comment that "across the country the biggest sellers have been SUVs"?

 

[sniperruff]

Originally posted by: Aimster
Is it possible for Toyota to add more batteries into the Prius to get more MPG?

I remember a thread where a guy was getting 100MPG by adding more batteries to his Prius. Toyota should do the same.

was just reading that on USA today. they put Li-Ion battery into the pirus and got 102mpg or something like that. however the process costs thousands of dollars.

 

[AgentJean]

Originally posted by: sniperruff

Originally posted by: Aimster
Is it possible for Toyota to add more batteries into the Prius to get more MPG?

I remember a thread where a guy was getting 100MPG by adding more batteries to his Prius. Toyota should do the same.

was just reading that on USA today. they put Li-Ion battery into the pirus and got 102mpg or something like that. however the process costs thousands of dollars.

Your not really getting 100MPG per se.

Your going to pay about the same amount of money on gird power to go 100 miles as you would to pay for 1 gallon of gas. This is based on the assumption that you never drive further than the battery range between grid charging. If you never plug into grid power to charge the batteries and rely on the engine to charge them, you'll never see 100MPG. The same applies to long trips.

You still have the 40+ MPG benifet of the hybird.

Are plug in hybirds worth the 10,000 - 15,000 dollar upgrade on top of the $5,000 for the hybird. No it's not worth it, but they are still a great idea. They are the next step in hybird technology and I hope someone gets the cost down where they can be put on the production line at the same cost as current hybird cars.

This site should be able to explain the Plug in concept better.

 

[Sukhoi]

Originally posted by: Perknose

Originally posted by: Sukhoi
The wagon doesn't make any sense unless they just want to capitalize on the Prius name recognition. There are other products in the lineup to cover that segment.

Really? There's a light duty vehicle that drives like a car but has nearly 100 cu ft cargo volume for those occasional large purchases/heavy trash finds/full bore road trips that gets 40+ mpg? With Toyota engineering and quality? Point me towards it, k, because The Googles, they do NOTHING!

For the record, if they built it, I'd cum. Hell, I'd even put pants on to pick mine up at the dealership.

Bah I wish I could go into more detail. :\ And no I don't know anything related to hybrids in particular. It's speculation on my part.

 

[Perknose]

Originally posted by: Sukhoi

Originally posted by: Perknose

Originally posted by: Sukhoi
The wagon doesn't make any sense unless they just want to capitalize on the Prius name recognition. There are other products in the lineup to cover that segment.

Really? There's a light duty vehicle that drives like a car but has nearly 100 cu ft cargo volume for those occasional large purchases/heavy trash finds/full bore road trips that gets 40+ mpg? With Toyota engineering and quality? Point me towards it, k, because The Googles, they do NOTHING!

For the record, if they built it, I'd cum. Hell, I'd even put pants on to pick mine up at the dealership.

Bah I wish I could go into more detail. :\

Well, you've certainly convinced me! :roll:

 

[b0mbrman]

Originally posted by: b0mbrman

Originally posted by: Babbles

Originally posted by: b0mbrman

Originally posted by: Babbles

Trucks are big, big, big sales. Big enough to really drive Nissan and Toyota to compete against Ford and GM with trucks. Down in Texas more trucks are sold than cars and across the country the biggest sellers have been SUVs.

Originally posted by: b0mbrman

Originally posted by: vi_edit
Build a hybrid Tacoma that gets around 30/30 MPG and can tow around 4000 pounds and you won't be able to keep it on the lots.

I *still* can't believe that somebody hasn't capitalized on high economy compact/midsize trucks.

Do compact and midsize trucks sell anywhere near the numbers of compact/midsize sedans?

And the biggest sellers across the country have been full-size trucks for quite some time.

Obviously there was some reading problem here.
Trucks are big sales. Full-size, compact size, car-based, whatever - from what I gathered the car chasis based trucks are seeing the biggest increase in sales. Regardless, trucks are big.

Anyhow that is what I said: trucks are big. I never said only full-sized trucks or only compact, or whatever; trucks in general are big.

Considering vi_edit and I were talking about compact/midsize trucks, it sounds like the reading problem is on your part...Or that you just felt compelled to totally change the subject...but whatever.

Now, how about your comment that "across the country the biggest sellers have been SUVs"?

You there?