Top Secret, one of the most famed tuners in Japan, is targeting the eco-modder’s with the new tuning parts for the 2010 Toyota Prius. Top Secret has built some of the fastest and most recognizable cars in the world. Their Supra has obtained numerous top speed records. Now Top Secret has their eye on making the Prius even more efficient! There are a couple of aero parts available from Top Secret for the 2010 Toyota Prius. These parts come in either Fiberglass or Carbon Fiber. The Carbon Fiber pieces cost about 25% more but they look oh so good.
Toyota Prius sales soar as the Cash for Clunkers program went into effect. Under the first 80,000 Cash for Clunkers vouchers processed, the new Prius has become the fourth most popular car bought. The amazing thing is that of the ten most popular cars bought under the CARS program, the next generation Prius is the only hybrid. Continue Reading »
You know it is inevitable; eventually all Toyota vehicles will be hybrid powered. And they should be. The Prius has sold over 1 million models in a few short years. And with any new hybrid news, the American public goes ape shit! Not to mention there is a huge gap in the small SUV segment. The only other small hybrid SUV is the Saturn Vue and who knows what is going to happen to it! Continue Reading »
Take 1 part Toyota Corolla, 1 part Lexus luxury, 1 part hybrid car, and you get the Lexus HS 250h; or the Lexrolla as I like to call it! Well Lexus has recently introduced a new car for the 2010 model year. The HS 250h will not only be the most fuel efficient car offered from Lexus, it will also be targeted to the entry level luxury crowd. Yes this car looks like a Corolla and a Civic mix, but never judge a book by its cover right? The 2010 Lexus HS 250h (Lexrolla) offers so much more. Continue Reading »
Why can’t we get a 50 MPG car? The technology is there yet we cannot seem to break this barrier in the U.S. Over in Europe there are cars such as the Volkswagon Polo and Ford Fiesta that get upwards of 65 MPG. It seems that Electric cars lack in the range department and hybrid technology is fairly new. Toyota with their Plug-in Prius will definitely push the bar of fuel economy once more. Continue Reading »
Everyone was all excited when the Cadillac Escalade Hybrid was released. Big Stinking deal! Well the Escalade Hybrid gets 40% better fuel economy than the regular gas powered model. No shit, the regular one get a piss poor 12 MPG in city! And the Hybrid only manages to get 20 MPG….Well folks the Lexus blows those numbers away with its 30 MPG fuel economy. The Lexus is also way cheaper, looks better, and is more practical! Chew on that Detroit. Now I’m not
knocking American Automobiles (ok….just a little) but do we really need a 5800-lb. SUV? The Lexus RX weights a whopping 1200-lbs. less. All that extra weight the Escalade Hybrid carries around sure does hinder performance and handling! Oh and did I mention the Escalade Hybrid costs almost $30k more! Continue Reading »
In 50 years we will look back and say this was the moment that cars took the next step in their evolution. The Toyota Prius will be getting solar panels! Available as an option on 2010 Japanese Prius Hybrids; the solar panels will be used to power a ventilation system while the car is parked.
You may say whoop dee doo! All you have to do is roll down the windows. Well this is just the very first step. I can foresee a time when all new car will have solar panels that will power all electrical systems on a car. Continue Reading »
Toyota of Japan has an in-house tuning division called Modellista. You can liken this to Nissan’s Nismo or Mazdaspeed. To go along with the official release of the new 2010 Prius, you can now buy some sweet looking body kits from Modellista.
There are 3 different body kits available that add some style and flair to the usually boring Prius! You can get Version 1, Version 2, or the Aero Tourer Body Kit. Continue Reading »
There are those who will argue for days that the toll the Prius takes on the environment is greater than a non-hybrid powered car. They argue that the resources and materials it takes to create the hybrid system, more importantly the nickel-metal hydride (Ni-MH) battery pack, is very harmful to mother earth. Well we will leave the professionals to argue that point and we will strictly look at emissions.
The Prius burns less fuel and is considered a Advanced Technology Partial Zero Emission Vehicle” (AT-PZEV). This little hybrid produces far less Carbon Dioxide and other green house gases. Just look at the chart below to see just how much gas can be saved by switching over to a Prius. Lets say you drive 20,000 miles per year. You would save 336 gallons of gas and almost $1000 by driving a hybrid. And the harmful carbon dioxide and green house gas you would produce would be pretty much cut in half. I think Al Gore would approve. Continue Reading »
Doubling the gas mileage you get out of Toyota Prius would be nice! Well you can turn your little fuel efficient car in to a hard-core gas sipping, fuel saving beast with the addition of a Hymotion Plug-In kit for the Toyota Prius. The more your Prius can run in EV mode the better your gas mileage!
What does ten-thousand dollars mean to you? Most people spend that much on a set of dubs and a upgraded entertainment system for the Escalalde. Then there are those who throw 10 g’s away on all kinds of crap. Women probably spend that much on make-up and salon appointments in a year and men definitely spend that on beer and gambling in as much time. Well why not make the smart choice and opt for something that will save money and be less harmful to the environment. Continue Reading »
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