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Forbidden Fruit: Toyota Esquire Hybrid Luxury Minivan

Green Car Reports

Car enthusiasts often pine after vehicles sold in other markets, but this "forbidden" fruit rarely comes in the form of a minivan. The new Toyota Esquire is certainly not like any minivan sold in the U.S., MORE: Chrysler Confirms Plug-In Hybrid Minivan, Big SUV In 2016 And Later.'

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Worldwide sales of Toyota hybrids surpass 9 million units; Prius family accounts for 63%

Green Car Congress

Toyota Motor Corporation announced that the cumulative figures for global sales of its hybrid vehicles reached 9.014 million units as of 30 April. As of the end of April 2016, Toyota is selling 33 hybrid electric passenger car models (HEVs) and one plug-in hybrid (PHEV) model in more than 90 countries and regions. Data: Toyota.

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Tesla racing, $8,500 Leaf, 300K-mile Volt, Prius-ized Firebird: The Week In Reverse

Green Car Reports

Which luxury plug-in vehicle will soon have a plug-in version using parts from a minivan? And, why is an unusual Toyota electric-car concept made of wood? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse--right here at Green Car Reports--for the week ending on Friday, March 11, 2016.

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Consumer Reports: Tesla and other domestic brands take big steps backwards in reliability rankings

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Asian brands, led by Lexus, Toyota, and Mazda, in that order, continue to be the best for new car reliability in CR’s survey, which is the largest of its kind. When compared to the average non-turbo engine among 2016-2018 models, overall, Lexus makes the most reliable turbo powertrain, followed by Honda and Porsche.

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EPA annual trends report finds new vehicle fuel economy at record 24.1 mpg; new powertrain technologies rapidly gaining share

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The Trends report has been published annually since 1975 and covers all passenger cars, sport utility vehicles, minivans, and all but the largest pickup trucks and vans. Ford and Toyota had higher CO 2 emissions and lower fuel economy in MY 2013, both driven by increases in truck production share. Source: EPA. Click to enlarge.

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Road Test: 2022 Subaru BRZ Limited

Clean Fleet Report

The 2022 Subaru BRZ Limited is a rear-wheel drive, 200+ horsepower sports coupe that competes with the Mazda MX-5 RF , and shares a platform with Toyota 86. If you are ready to scrap the minivan and SUV, get down to your local Subaru dealer and tell the sales representative you need to take a long, winding test drive.

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Road Test: 2021 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Limited

Clean Fleet Report

doesn’t have a ranking system for the cars, crossovers, minivans and trucks we review. Road Test: 2020 Toyota Camry Hybrid. First Drive: 2016 Nissan Altima. Clean Fleet Report’s Sonata Hybrid Limited, with $155 in options and the $1,005 freight and handling fee, had a final MSRP of $36,460. Clean Fleet Report.

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