Toyota Introduces Mildly Tougher Prius C Variant For Japan

Toyota has introduced a mild off-road variant of the Prius C for Japan – but it doesn’t seem as though it will arrive in North America.

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Subaru WRX and Scion FR-S Among Most Ticketed Cars

Subaru WRX owners better watch their speed while on the road.

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AutoGuide Now For the Week of August 25

Another round of testing is in order this week, with a fuel-efficiency comparison booked, a big Hemi Ram truck ready for action and a new Lexus coupe all-set for its debut. This is AutoGuide Now for the week of August 25

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Top 10 Most Fuel Efficient Hatchbacks Under $25K

Would you believe that you could get a vehicle with a 50-mpg combined rating for under $25,000?

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Top 10 Most Fuel Efficient Hatchbacks

Want the versatility of a hatchback but hate stopping at the gas station? AutoGuide‘s Top 10 list of the most fuel efficient hatchbacks available on today’s market will certainly appeal to you.

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Toyota Holds Over 60 Percent of California's Hybrid Market

Over 60 percent of the hybrids on the road in California sport a Toyota emblem, the Japanese automaker has revealed.

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Top 10 Cheapest 40 MPG Cars

Fuel efficiency is at the forefront of every new car-buyer’s mind. No one wants to spend $30,000 and find themselves throwing money away at the gas pump, so we’ve compiled a list of the cheapest vehicles that get 40 miles per gallon (combined) in order from most expensive to least expensive.

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Toyota Prius Family Tops California New Vehicle Registrations

The Toyota Prius family was the most popular new vehicle badge sold in California last year, accounting for 61,893 vehicles registered in the state.

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Toyota Breaks 1 M Hybrid Sale Mark in 10 Months

Toyota was proud to announce that it had reached global sales of 4.6-million hybrid vehicles, with 1.02-million hybrids sold this year alone up to October 31, 2012.

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Toyota Prius is California's Best Selling Car

If you live in California, this won’t come as a surprise to you at all. The Toyota Prius is the best-selling car in the state – sort of.

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Six (Lame) Excuses Not to Buy a Hybrid

With an almost never ending list of myths and rumors, few vehicles are as misunderstood as the hybrid.

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Top 10 Smallest Engines Available in Cars Today

The motors in these vehicles don’t pack much power, or torque, and are all aimed to use the least amount of fuel. These cars are all ranked in order, right down to the cubic centimeter from most displacement, to least, so take a look below, to see the list of smallest engines available today.

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New Cars Are Shedding Pounds in the Name of Efficiency and Performance

From in-car technology to turbocharging, there is perhaps no other trend that’s fundamentally changing new cars more than the move to dramatically reduce the weight of modern vehicles.

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Toyota Prius C Fails to Get Consumer Reports' Nod

Ravenous demand for the Toyota Prius c drove dealerships to jack prices up above the MSRP when it initially launched, but that isn’t helping it win any extra points with Consumer Reports which said it couldn’t recommend the vehicle. 

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Toyota Markets Prius C to Gen Y With Winnie Cooper, Bill Nye – Video

Making a product that’s attractive to a certain demographic is only one part of a successful new car launch. But how do you make it attractive? Easy! First, you make something targeted at that group. Second, you market it directly at them.

That’s the reason Kia’s Super Bowl ad featured Motley Crue and the same reason Acura worked with Jerry Seinfeld on its Game Day spot for the NSX. Now Toyota is following suit, targeting Gen Y with TV icons resurrected from their youth.

Recently Toyota launched a commercial for its new Prius c model, using the Game of LIFE board game as a theme. To support that initial video, Toyota’s YouTube channel has been taken over by a LIFE-styled interactive map, helping apparently sub-intelligent Gen Y types do everything from balancing a budget to determining if buying or leasing is the right option.

And hosting several of these spots are names any Gen Y will recognize, like Danica McKeller, best known for her role as Winnie Cooper on The Wonder Years. And let’s not forget educational spots by Bill Nye the Science Guy, highlighting some of the tech features on the new sub-compact Prius.

Check out the interactive Toyota YouTube page here and watch the videos below:

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