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Toyota gets hand slapped for false hybrid advertising in UK

Seems like it was just last month that Toyota was in trouble in the UK for running with a misleading Lexus RX400h ad (oh, wait, it was last month). And guess what? The Prius is not immune to the Toyota false advertising charge, either. The problem, once again, is overhyped environmental friendliness, according to the Guardian Unlimited. The misleading part of the ad is that when Toyota says the Prius emits up to one ton of CO2 less than similar family cars, the number is based on average annual drives of 12,430 miles. But that's the average ... Read more →

Get the hook! Prius casting call a little too emphatic Mike Magda

I got whiplash just watching this poor child talk about the back-up camera on the Prius. I can't tell if this video is parody or an actual screen test but it's hilarious. She doesn't blow any lines ...

Student's Prius ad wins SCADDY best-in-show award Mike Magda

Ryan Duhaime used the Toyota Prius and an organic theme to develop a clever advertising concept as part of a class project at the Savannah College of Art and Design. His efforts were rewarded with a ...

Toyota gets hand slapped for false hybrid advertising in UK 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Seems like it was just last month that Toyota was in trouble in the UK for running with a misleading Lexus RX400h ad (oh, wait, it was last month). And guess what? The Prius is not immune to the Toyota false advertising charge, either. The problem, once again, is overhyped environmental ...

Get the hook! Prius casting call a little too emphatic 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

I got whiplash just watching this poor child talk about the back-up camera on the Prius. I can't tell if this video is parody or an actual screen test but it's hilarious. She doesn't blow any lines yet the body language is certainly an obscure dialect. "The "thumbs up" and "devil's horns" hand ...

Student's Prius ad wins SCADDY best-in-show award 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Ryan Duhaime used the Toyota Prius and an organic theme to develop a clever advertising concept as part of a class project at the Savannah College of Art and Design. His efforts were rewarded with a Best-in-Show and two gold SCADDY awards. His 30-second commercial follows the "natural progression" ...


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