Toyota Cars Info

There have been rumors that Toyota will be releasing a new Toyota Celica 2009. This rumor started when Toyota brought to life the “interesting cars” committee shortly after acquiring a majority share in Subaru. They claim that there will be a return of the legendary AE86 Corolla Coupe from the 1980’s but some say it will be the 8th generation Toyota Celica.

We may call this the FT-HS, a concept? There have been leaked details that this new vehicle would be less than 4 meters in length, 1.7 meters wide and 1.35 meters high with a target weight of 1000kg.

Source: http://www.worldcarfans.com/9080204.006/speculations-new-toyota-celica-by-2009
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The Toyota Celica’s name has been derived from the Latin word coelica (IPA[selika]) which means heavenly or celestial. (Wikipedia.org)

As of this time, the Toyota Celica has released seven generations of this sporty vehicle since 1970. This has continued to attract customers especially the young ones, including the young once. My dad used to own a first generation model of this, and until now he desires to have the latest model of this nasty sports car. The Celica has been called the Supra for some of its recent models. There has been rumors that Toyota will be releasing an 8th generation model of its kind.

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When I was young we owned a Toyota Celica. It was my dad’s teenage car. In 1967, the Toyota Celica was planned and originally designed for young at heart motorists and for those who wanted more than a mode of transportation. In an official history of the Toyota Celica released by Toyota USA states that when planning for the Celica began in 1967, its styling was quite revolutionary and it influenced the establishment of the sporty subcompact market segment. The original Celica powered with a carbureted four-cylinder engine and was only available in ST form and as a two-door sports coupe making it an image car than a volume car.
Source: http://www.toyotacelicaonline.com/history2.htm

Here is a continuation of Toyota’s clean and green hybrid vehicle, the Prius, milestones.

Year Month Milestone

2004 Jan Prius wins North American Car of the Year award

Nov Prius wins European Car of the Year award

2005 Oct Cumulative worldwide sales of hybrid vehicles top 500,000

2006 Apr Cumulative Prius sales top 500,000 vehicles worldwide

2007 May Cumulative worldwide sales of hybrid vehicles top 1 million

2008 Apr Cumulative Prius sales top one million worldwide

With the continuous achievements of this vehicle, we all know that Prius is here to stay especially in times when oil prices are really going crazy. Prius has paved the way for alternative sources of vehicle power.

Source: http://www.japanesesportcars.com/toyota-prius-milestones_1660.html

We all know the clean and green car the Prius and how it revolutionized hybrid vehicles in its time. Here are Prius’ milestones throughout the years.

Year Month Milestones

1997 Mar Unveiling of the Toyota Hybrid System

Dec Prius launched in Japan 2000 Nov Cumulative Prius sales top 50,000
vehicles

2001 Dec Prius launched in Australia

2002 Mar Cumulative worldwide sales of hybrid vehicles top 100,000

Aug Cumulative Prius sales top 100,000 vehicles worldwide

2003 Apr Unveiling of the Toyota Hybrid System II

Sep Prius completely redesigned

Oct Second-generation Prius launched in Australia

Source: http://www.japanesesportcars.com/toyota-prius-milestones_1660.html

When I was a kid, I’ve always loved to watch science fiction and futuristic movies wherein they feature cars which look like toys. Now, we can see these bunch of toy-like vehicles on the road in the face of a compact vehicle. In the year 2007, Toyota launched the ultra-compact 3+1 seater “iQ concept”. This three meter long cute car is space efficient which is designed for urban motoring. Toyota will be producing just 100,00 units on its first full year of production in 2009. However, there will be no hybrid version of the iQ since a heavy weight battery pack would go against the laws of its engineering which is weight saving.

When will the Prius be available in the other countries in Asia? I still don’t know the answer to this question, but I believe that the consumers are now asking for the successful hybrid car. In a news that I read, it is said that Prius has sold more than a million Prius vehicles with an actual unit number of 1,027,700. Ever since this vehicle has been launched its sales has been increasing steadily. The biggest market for the Prius is in North America, followed by Japan and Europe. All I can say is I want a Toyota Prius.

With the ever soaring prices of gasoline, more and more people opt to go hybrid. Toyota Cars is now taking the first step and the lead in giving consumers a cleaner and cheaper option which is the hybrid. Hybrid vehicles reduce pollution and emissions by switching from a gasoline powered car to an electric motor powered car. Recent news tells us that Toyota is building a $192 million plant in Japan. This plant is to produce batteries for hybrid vehicles. Toyota has this joint with Panasonic brand products maker Matsushita Electric Industrial Company. This plant is to be located in central Japan.