Auto Car: Toyota

Toyota UK officially released the specs, and price and the Auris Hybrid, including its completeness, recently.

Hybrid version of the Auris is built on the Corolla platform using the engine 1.8-liter VVT-i petrol and electric motors. Auris Hybrid is capable of achieving maximum power 134 hp. Power of this magnitude could provide acceleration from rest to 100km per hour in 11.4 seconds. Power is flowing into the wheel until a maximum speed of 181 km per hour.

Family vehicles with 15-inch alloy wheels are quite friendly to the household budget for fuel consumption 3.8 liters per 100 kilometers. While emissions are friendly to the environment, ie 89 g per km.

If you want a more stylish appearance, Auris Hybrid can wear 17-inch alloy wheels. Yet its fuel consumption is so little affected four liters per 100 km and emits 93 g per km. Auris while NOx emissions are much smaller than that in emisikan diesel engines with similar Performance.

In addition, the Auris Hybrid can also be transformed to a zero-emission car that is now only operate with electric motors only. Cruise with electric motor power reaches up to 1.9 km with kcepatan 48 km per hour.

In the UK, Auris Hybrid comes with two variants based on its completeness, ie T4 and T Spirit. T4 uses 15-inch alloy wheels and optional 17-inch. While on the T Spirit uses 17-inch alloy wheels as standard-sized.

Standard features include climate control at T4 (air conditioning), six speakers, CD, radio, MP player, USB and aux-in, electric windows on all windows, LED lights, seven airbags, push button start, to advanced safety features such as Vehicle Stability Control (VSC) and Traction Control (TC)-starts also Hill Assist Control which helps pengemdi when it should start on a hill.

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Although the issue of the massive recall due to brake problems on a Toyota Prius Hybrid in early 2010, twin-engine car was still ranked first in the map of vehicle sales in Japan in March 2010.

At the State Sakura sweet-selling Prius Hybrid sold up to 35,546 units, while the heaviest producers, through the Honda Fit Honda only managed 23,076 units sold.

As reported by autoevolution, Friday (9/4/2010) Prius sales figures meant Hybrid successfully occupied the first position in the Japanese car market for 11 consecutive months.

"Recall the Prius did not discourage purchase intention of Japanese people on the Toyota Prius Hybrid. Although it became a big problem, car manufacturers Toyota still can not meet demand for the Prius," said association spokesman at Japan's car dealership
Toshiki Miyake.

Until now, even the Prius became the best-selling car in Japan. Until March 2010, the Prius made it to the hands of Japanese society as much as 277,485 units or an increase of four times the number of years ago. While the Honda Fit is only capable of amounting to 173,154 units sold. Prius Hybrid has sold in the world own as much as 1.7 million units.

"Car sales are not going to die until next year," said Tokai Tokyo analyst Mamoru Katou. "Despite the cancellation, car sales will continue to strengthen despite a big commotion going though," he added.