Toyota Says No to Diesel Prius
17 Jun 2009, 13:15 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Japanese manufacturer Toyota does not intend to create a diesel hybrid version of the popular Prius, an official of the company revealed, despite that some automaker seem to be tempted to migrate to...
Honda Insight Sees Storm Clouds in the US
15 Jun 2009, 13:53 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After they began the year expecting milk and honey to run alongside hundreds of thousands of Insights on American streets, the Japanese over at Honda now face some troubled times ahead. Based on the...
First Gen Honda Insight Enters Museum
11 Jun 2009, 10:39 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Japanese manufacturer Honda has become particularly fond of museums around the world. After in early May the new Honda Insight has become part of the daily activities of the British Science Museum, ...
Toyota Prius Eyes 1100 Miles Journey on One Tank of Gas
4 Jun 2009, 10:53 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / We already know that Toyota Prius is a very advanced hybrid from the tons of press releases rolled out by the Japanese manufacturer, yet this means nothing for some of us. A Toyota dealership based ...
Not Enough Priuses for the US Due to High Demand in Japan
27 May 2009, 15:10 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Hybrids are indeed very popular nowadays as people are always searching for more fuel efficient means of transportation. But Toyota's Prius is surely more popular than even its parent company h...
Honda Fit Hybrid Comes in 2010
27 May 2009, 07:34 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As the hybrid fever catches on, more and more manufacturers plan hybrids for their future line-up, regardless if they already have some in their line-up or not. With the Insight already on the marke...
Toyota Prius Prices Released for Japan
18 May 2009, 14:17 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / And the battle begins... Following a wave of some 80,000 orders, Japanese manufacturer Toyota has announced the prices for its third generation Prius. The hybrid will battle Honda's insight at ...
Toyota Receives 75,000 Orders for the New Prius
15 May 2009, 14:07 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / With the hybrid battle still gaining attention every time it is brought back in the spotlights, Toyota and Honda, the two rival companies, announce enthusiastic results for their Prius and Insight h...
Third-Generation Prius Marketing Campaign Revealed
14 May 2009, 13:20 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / As they say, there is no bad publicity, but just publicity. That is why we cannot share an opinion regarding the marketing campaign released by Toyota Motor Sales and Saatchi & Saatchi advertisi...
Lexus Prepares 1-Series Rival Based on Prius Hybrid
6 May 2009, 09:43 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Lexus isn't as popular in Europe as its chief executives would desire but it may seem like things are going to change very soon. A report issued by Top Gear hints that Lexus is now considering ...
Honda Insight Goes to the Museum
5 May 2009, 14:35 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The hybrid wars continue in the UK with yet another move made by Honda. Its Insight model will be "put to work" by the British Science Museum. Loosely translated, the Insight will be used,...
Honda Insight Beats Toyota Prius in UK
30 Apr 2009, 12:25 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The undeclared war between Honda Insight and Toyota Prius continues with a new episode, this time in the United Kingdom. According to a report by Carscoop, Honda Insight managed to win the first rou...
US Prices: Toyota Prius vs. Honda Insight
22 Apr 2009, 07:54 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Toyota has just unveiled pricing details for the much-debated Prius, a model which was often referred to as the most advanced hybrid on the market. However, there's an interesting dispute in th...
2010 Toyota Prius Pricing Unveiled
22 Apr 2009, 07:20 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Toyota finally unveiled pricing information for the 2010 Prius, an all-new midsize hybrid which is expected to go on sale in the United States in late May. In essence, the Prius will be offered in f...
Toyota Expects Prius to Overtake Honda's Insight
16 Apr 2009, 10:41 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / After struggling to cut prices on the new-generation Prius, Toyota is now confident that the upcoming model has the ability to outpace its main rival Honda Insight and record bigger sales, at least ...
Honda Won’t Lower Insight Prices Despite Toyota’s Aggressive Campaign
5 Apr 2009, 11:34 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The “fight” between the two Japanese giants Honda and Toyota in the green car sector is getting more interesting day by day. After Toyota this week announced it plans to cut prices of it...
Toyota Axes Prius Prices to Meet Insight Standards
2 Apr 2009, 15:45 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Although a number of rumors claimed the Japanese automaker might consider rolling out a new and more affordable hybrid model to compete with Honda's Insight, Toyota is now trying a different ma...
Toyota Yaris Hybrid to Take on Honda Insight
26 Mar 2009, 08:44 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / As we reported earlier this month, Toyota is working on a low-priced hybrid that would compete with the inexpensive Honda Insight hybrid but no specific details have been released until today. Akihi...
Toyota Hybrids Get Certified Used Program
16 Mar 2009, 13:42 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After nine years of hybrid sales on the US market, Toyota decided to create a used vehicle certification program for its hybrid Prius, Camry and Highlander. The program states a 3 months/3,000 miles...
Toyota Plans Cheaper Hybrid to Compete with Honda's Insight
13 Mar 2009, 08:52 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Just like we told you yesterday, Toyota is the first hybrid manufacturer in the United States that reached the 1 million sold units milestone and, even if this sounds like encouraging news, it'...