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Toyota Sai to be brand's second dedicated hybrid, goes on sale Oct. 20

Even though there have been plenty of reports that Toyota would apply the Prius name to other hybrids in its lineup, thereby creating a Prius sub-brand, the upcoming second dedicated hybrid from the Japanese automaker bearing the Toyota name will be simply named the Toyota Sai. The Sai goes on sale in Japan on October 20th and slots in between the Prius and the Crown hybrid. Featuring a more powerful engine than the Prius (a 2.4-liter gasoline engine compared to the 1.8-liter in the Prius), the Sai will look similar to the Lexus HS 250h ... Read more →

Toyota readies a HS250h version for the Japanese market Xavier Navarro

2009 Lexus HS 250h - Click above for high-res image gallery According to Japanese site Corism, Toyota is preparing a rebadged version of the Lexus HS 250h for its home market. The model, called ...

REPORT: Toyota to ask Japanese government to extend green car incentives Jeremy Korzeniewski

It comes as little surprise that Toyota would want the Japanese government to extend its current series of green car incentives past their scheduled ending date of March, 2010. After all, the ...

REPORT: Lexus HS 250h in short supply; U.S. launch affected? Jeremy Korzeniewski

Once again, a hybrid sales success may mean shortages for Toyota as the Japanese automaker rolls out a desirable new product here in the United States. First, the new-for-2010 Prius hatchback ...

Toyota to triple production of Lexus HS 250h Jeremy Korzeniewski

According to a report from the Nikkei newspaper in Japan (via Hybrid Cars), Toyota plans to nearly triple production of the Lexus HS 250h hybrid sedan. The reason? Unexpectedly brisk sales in ...

No Lexus HS250h for Europe, hybrid IS instead 3 months ago on Autoblog Green

Lexus has apparently decided not to offer its new HS250h sedan to European buyers. Instead of the luxury dedicated hybrid, EU buyers will be able to opt for a hybridized version of the IS sedan. Since the IS is a rear wheel drive platform rather than the front wheel drive setup used on the HS, ...

Lexus HS250h officially priced, starting at $34,200 3 months ago on Autoblog Green

Lexus has finally released official pricing for the new HS250h hybrid sedan ahead of its late August on-sale date. The HS will be available in 2 trim levels, with the base model starting at $34,200 and the Premium model going for $36,970. The EPA has rated the 2.4-liter HS at 35 mpg in the city ...

Toyota division doubles hybrid component production capacity 3 months ago on Autoblog Green

With the new Lexus HS250h beginning to hit the streets in the coming months, Toyota's ever-expanding hybrid lineup will need parts. Toyota Motor Kyushu Inc. is stepping up to supply bits that include the motor/generators and transmissions. The new factory launched last year with a single ...

Lexus expects to sell 25,000 HS 250h hybrids in first year 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

Just like the rest of the industry, Toyota's sales are down this year, and that includes its standard-bearing Prius hybrid hatchback. There are signs that the new 2010 model will revive Prius sales somewhat, and the Japanese automaker is hoping to have similar success with its new Lexus HS 250h ...

Toyota expands auxiliary electrification on new Lexus HS250h 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

With the introduction of the new HS250h, Lexus brings forth the first dedicated luxury hybrid. In the process it's also expanding the electrification of ancillary components. Ever since the original Prius, hybrid engineers have been replacing mechanically driven systems with electrically driven ...

First Drive: 2010 Lexus HS 250h is pretty on the inside 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

Just because The Cold War is over doesn't mean that all cold wars have come to an end. Two protagonists in the auto industry – once again, East vs. West – are currently embroiled in an in-car safety and technology arms race that is beginning to look more like NASA vs. Roskosmos than ...

Detroit 2009: Lexus HS250h live reveal 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

Enough with the renderings and spy photos, let's move to the big stage. Lexus took the wraps off of the 2010 HS 250h, its first dedicated hybrid - indeed, "the world's first dedicated luxury hybrid," as the press release says - this morning in Detroit, just in time for the brand's 20th ...

Detroit Preview: Lexus HS250h spied testing 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

We're anxiously awaiting the debut of the Lexus HS250h dedicated hybrid model at the upcoming Detroit Auto Show, but we can at least tide ourselves over with a few spy shots of the sedan being tested in all of its camo'd glory. As we can clearly see, this is not a hatchback like the Prius - which ...

Detroit Preview: new Lexus dedicated hybrid, the HS250h 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

The relationship between Lexus and its hybrid-only line has been speculated about for some time. The high-end Toyota brand has now confirmed that the HS250h, the first dedicated hybrid Lexus model, will be shown at the Detroit Auto Show in concept form. We've seen a rendering (above) of what ...

Rendered speculation: 2010 Lexus HS250h, 2011 Toyota Camry hybrid 12 months ago on Autoblog Green

We've known since last January that Toyota will debut a pair of hybrid cars at the next Detroit Auto show. One is the replacement for the current Prius, while the other is a Lexus-badged car sharing the same architecture. Japanese magazine Mag-X has renderings of what they expect the Lexus ...


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