2010 Green Car of the Year TBA
Green Car Journal is gearing up to announce their choice of Green Car of the Year at the Los Angeles Auto Show on December third. This award, started in 2005, has increased steadily in importance during the past five years. Pushing auto makers and consumers alike to be more aware of the impact their cars and actions have on the environment, as well as take the necessary steps to lessen the negative effect we are having.
Ugly as Sin: Honda Crosstour A Design Fail?
September 4, 2009 by Larry
Filed under Automotive, Featured, Honda, News
Only a mother could love the looks of the new Honda Crosstour. Yes Honda, I said it. From the many Facebook responses on Honda’s Accord Crosstour Facebook page you would think it is a debate over the already-confusing healthcare plan from President Obama, but we won’t open that can of worms.
Toyota Gets Even Greener With Toyota Yaris-based Hybrid
Reported today from Tokyo, Japan Toyota Motor Corp. plans to introduce a new small hybrid car to be in the same class as the new Honda Insight. Chief engineer of the redesigned 3rd generation Toyota Prius, Akihoko Otsuka said, “We are developing a low-priced hybrid vehicle like Honda’s Insight.” The small gasoline-electric car being planned will be a low-priced spinoff of the current Toyota Yaris. In addition Otsuka said, “We are going to compete by expanding our hybrid-vehicle lineup to smaller hybrids, in the class of the Vitz [sold in Japan] and Yaris.”
This may be an answer by Toyota to compete with the new Honda Insight as it’s sales are doing well in Japan as it will be followed by a hybrid version of the Honda Fit.
Why not factor in two energy saving benefits of not only developing a new hybrid car but a smaller one. That’s two major factors working in Toyota and Hondas advantage in these new endeavors of creating green machines.
The opportunity is in Toyotas face to “easily” produce a cheaper alternative to the current Toyota Prius hybrid.
Excerpt from AutoNews:
Otsuka said the top priority in developing the new Prius was to boost fuel efficiency, not reduce the price. Through countless overhauls, he achieved a preliminary EPA fuel economy rating to 51 mpg city/48 highway, up from 48/45 mpg for the 2009 Prius.
Foremost among the improvements is better aerodynamics. The new Prius has a drag coefficient of 0.25, the slickest in Toyota’s lineup. That compares with 0.26 for the current Prius. That difference alone delivers a 1 percent increase in overall mileage, Otsuka said.
Funny Video: How Do You Imitate Driving A Toyota Supra or Honda Civic?
November 24, 2008 by Larry
Filed under Automotive, Honda, Toyota, Video
Ever find yourself imitating the sound or the way a particular car drives? I know I have caught myself ATTEMPTING to describe to my friends how my Subaru WRX STI sounds but I had to actually make the sounds with my mouth and portray the RPM needle with my finger. Do you ever feel like you could take THAT special moment back? HAHA… if you don’t understand then I guess it is too “Fast and Furious” for you!
So How Do You Imitate Driving A Toyota Supra or Honda Civic?
Video after the jump…
October Auto Sales Plung for GM, Honda and Toyota
DETROIT — Auto sales at General Motor, Ford Motor Co. and Toyota Motor Corp. plunged in October as the U.S. industry braced for what may be the weakest monthly sales report in a quarter century.
GM plummeted 45 percent from a year earlier. Ford sold 132,248 cars and trucks last month, down 32 percent. Toyota outsold Ford on its way to its 23 percent decline. Daimler AG and American Honda were down more than 24 percent, while Porsche, Isuzu, and Suzuki fell more than 45 percent.
[source: automotive news]
Below is a sales chart comparing October Automotive Sales from 2007 to October 2008 (this year).
