If you live in Boston and happened to pass by Boston’s Prudential Plaza a couple days ago, you were probably wondering what a giant 18-foot sunflower was doing in front of the building. Known as Solar Flowers, these gigantic sunflowers will be popping up all over the place courtesy of Toyota and its 2010 Prius. [...]
Hybrid drivers get more traffic tickets than gasoline-powered car drivers: According to a study conducted by California-based Quality Planning Corporation, drivers of hybrid vehicles are more likely to get a traffic ticked or into a collision than gasoline powered vehicles. Seems odd right? But it makes a little sense when you look at the statistics [...]
It’s that time of the day again – you know the time where we gather up some random findings into one post. So here it goes. Transform your 2010 Chevrolet Camaro into KITT: When the new Knight Rider TV series (which has fortunately been cancelled) made its debut with the Shelby GT500KR, many Camaro fans [...]
The 2010 Toyota Prius has started taking the world by storm. The third-generation of the popular Toyota hybrid was the best-selling model in Japan during the month of May and recent reports said there is a waiting list to get the 2010 model in the United States. With that in mind, Toyota will keep pushing [...]
While the rest of the automotive industry is struggling moving cars out of the showrooms, there is a high-demand for Toyota’s 2010 Prius, which now has a waiting list. Toyota received about 80,000 orders for the 2010 Prius before it went on sale in Japan. In May, Toyota sold 110,000 2010 models. The 2010 Toyota [...]
Toyota spent most of February tossing and turning in its sleep over competition from the new 2010 Honda Insight. Honda’s new hybrid was the best-selling model in Japan in April; marking the first time a hybrid has held the spot for a monthly sales period. Well, Toyota can now sleep peacefully at night. For the [...]
Toyota said today that it is considering revving up production of its 2010 Prius to meet better-than-expected demand, a move similar to the one Honda made when it launched its 2010 Insight hybrid in February. “We are considering steps to increase production to meet demand,” Toyota spokesman Paul Nolasco said. While this is good news [...]
The 2010 Honda Insight is the first of four gasoline-electric hybrids Honda has planned to bring to the roads by 2012. Early next year, Honda will unveil the production version of the much-anticipated CR-Z sports hybrid. That will be followed by a hybrid version of the Fit and the next-generation Civic Hybrid. According to Japan’s [...]
Wondering where Toyota’s future design theme is headed? Just take a look at the 2010 Toyota Prius. According to Toyota’s global design chief Wahei Hirai, the third-generation Prius provides a look at the futuristic styling and carries many new design elements that will be adopted on upcoming models. Hirai says to look out for sharply [...]
The 2010 Toyota Prius went on sale in Japan yesterday and the company’s in-house tuner, Modellista, is already offering body kits for the third-generation model of the hybrid. The Aero Tourer Kit is available in two different versions with upgrades including a new front bumper, grille, front and side skirts, a new rear bumper, a lip [...]
