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2012 Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid

2012 Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid price starts at $32,000

Toyota’s Chevrolet Volt competitor is here! The Japanese automaker today officially introduced the new 2012 Prius Plug-in Hybrid, which will hit dealerships in 14 launch states beginning this October through Toyota’s Online Order System at www.toyota.com. Deliveries of the 2012 Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid strat in Spring 2012. The launch states include California, Oregon, Washington, [...]

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2012 Toyota Prius V price starts at $26,400

2012 Toyota Prius V price starts at $26,400

The 2012 Toyota Prius V is the first new member of the Toyota Prius Family and the first Prius model to debut after the Prius we’ve all come to know and love. The goal of the Toyota Prius V is to meet the needs of full-families with active lifestyles while providing the same ‘care about mother [...]

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2013 Nissan Altima

Report: New Altima Hybrid two years away, Nissan working on its own hybrid system

At the 2012 New York Auto Show, the 2013 Nissan Altima received quite a bit of spotlight from the press and the public. The 2013 Nissan Altima will be available with a 2.5-liter QR25 4-cylinder engine producing 182-hp and a peak torque of 180 lb-ft. Buyers can also opt for the 3.5-liter V6 VQ35DE, which keeps [...]

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2012 Honda CR-Z price goes up by $200 to $19,545

2012 Honda CR-Z price goes up by $200 to $19,545

Honda has unveiled the 2012 Honda CR-Z and there are no changes at all besides the fact that it comes with a new black seat fabric (replacing the standard silver mesh sport seats) becomes an option on cars with the Crystal Black Pearl exterior color. Well, that and the fact that the price has gone [...]

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2013 Lexus GS 450h Hybrid

2013 Lexus GS 450h Hybrid price starts at $58,950

Lexus has announced pricing details on the new 2013 GS 450h, which completes the GS lineup after the recently launched GS 350 and GS 350 F-Sport. The model will be hitting dealerships next month with a starting price tag of $58,950 (not including a delivery, processing and handling fee of $875). Check out more news on [...]

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Shaq and the Buick LaCrosse eAssist

Video: Shaq loves new Buick LaCrosse eAssist in new commercial

If you’re watching the NCAA games this weekend, you might have come across a new Buick LaCrosse eAssist commercial featuring none other than size authority – Shaquille O’Neal. Check out the commercial and the making of it after the jump. Refresher: The eAssist system in the 2012 Buick LaCrosse eAssist is mated to a 180-hp  2.4L [...]

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2012 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid

2012 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid price starts at $25,850

Hyundai today announced the pricing details on the new 2012 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid, featuring the company’s Hybrid Blue Drive technology. For the 2012 model year, the Hyundai Sonata Hybrid will come standard with Blue Link telematics system, an optional Leather Package that adds leather seating, steering shift knob, heated front and rear seats. Power continues [...]

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2012 Toyota Prius C

Toyota working on increasing output for the 2012 Prius C hybrid

The Toyota Prius C is selling quite well for the Japanese brand, however the problem is that the company is only producing a small 6,000 units a month, which is creating a supply issue for North America. Check out more news on the Toyota Prius C. The Prius C, which went on sale in Japan on [...]

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Porsche Panamera S Hybrid

Report: Porsche Panamera S Plug-in Hybrid to debut mid-2013

Later next year, Porsche will bring the 918 Spyder plug-in hybrid supercar to the market and it will cost around $750,000. Don’t want to wait that long – or more importantly – don’t want to wait that much? Porsche may have a new solution for you in mid-2013. The company plans on introducing a plug-in [...]

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2012 Toyota Prius C

2012 Toyota Prius C outsells Volt and Leaf’s Feb. 2012 total sales figure in just 3 days

Toyota’s new Prius C 5-door hatchback is off to a quick start since going on sale on March 12. In just three days on the market, Toyota sold 1,201 units making it one fastest-selling vehicles for the brand and beating Chevrolet Volt and Nissan Leaf sales for the entire month of February (totally owned). Check out [...]

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