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Road Test: 2021 Toyota Camry Hybrid XSE

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The XSE trim is new to the 2021 Toyota Camry Hybrid, offering sporty styling cues that reinforce the value and appeal of this highly efficient five-passenger sedan. A sleeker, more slippery Camry Hybrid. Hybrid Efficiency. liter four-cylinder engine combined with an 88-kilowatt electric motor.

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Review: 2025 Toyota Camry hybrid blends into the background

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The gasoline engine pairs with Toyota’s fifth-gen version of the planetary-gear-configured hybrid system dubbed THS 5. It employs two electric motors and nets 225 hp sent to the front wheels. Toyota offers a third motor mounted on the rear axle for all-wheel drive and it can be optioned on every single trim for $1,525.

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First Drive: 2016 Hyundai Sonata PHEV and HEV

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Unlike the Theta II multi-port fuel injection (MPI) engine in the first generation Sonata hybrid ( earlier post ), Hyundai has not at this point implemented an Atkinson or Miller cycle in the Nu engine on these next-generation hybrids, Ramirez said. The electric drive motor is smaller (-0.4L), lighter (-3.7 Hybrid mode.

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Toyota introduces 7th generation Camry for 2012 with improved fuel economy and performance across all models; ~39% jump in EPA city cycle fuel economy for the hybrid

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2012 Camry Hybrid. Toyota has unveiled the seventh-generation Camry, the best-selling car in the US for nine years running and for 13 of the past 14 years. liter V6; and a highly revised version of the Hybrid Synergy Drive powertrain for the Camry Hybrid, including a new 2.5-liter Click to enlarge.

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Road Test: 2022 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Limited

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The front-wheel drive Hyundai Sonata Hybrid is powered by a 2.0-liter The 39 kilowatt (kW) electric motor adds 29 hp and 151 lb.-ft. During our week in the Sonata Hybrid, we drove 345 miles through Southern California, averaging 49.3 Road Test: 2017 Honda Accord Hybrid. Road Test: 2021 Toyota Camry Hybrid.

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Toyota Previews Generation III 2010 Prius Hybrid

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Major components, including motor-generators, from the 2 nd generation Prius transaxle (left) and the new 2010 Prius transaxle (right). Power output of the more compact transaxle traction motor (motor-generator 2, or MG2) has been increased to 60 kW (80 hp), and torque has been reduced by about half to 207 Nm (153 lb-ft).

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Road Test: 2021 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Limited

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The front-wheel drive Hyundai Sonata Hybrid is powered by a 2.0-liter The 39 kilowatt (kW) electric motor and the 56 kW/270-volt lithium-ion battery adds-in 29 hp and 151 lb.-ft. We got this stellar number by setting the adaptive cruise control to 65 mph, which is the posted speed on Interstate 5. Story by John Faulkner.

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