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Consumer Reports tests fuel efficiency vs. speed; Honda Insight biggest loser

The faster you drive, the more fuel you use. Common sense, right? Absolutely, but it's still helpful to see real-life data, as you'll see by checking out the results of a recent test performed by Consumer Reports. Not all cars perform the same at various speed limits, and as you might expect, America's most fuel efficient models are also the vehicles most affected by speed. A total of seven vehicles were tested by CR: a Acura TSX with a 2.4-liter four-cylinder; a new 2010 Honda Insight; a Lexus RX350; a Mercury Mountaineer with 4.6-liter ... Read more →

Report: Toyota planning cheaper, Yaris-based hybrid, could arrive in 2011 Sam Abuelsamid

According to a report originating from a Japanese newspaper, Toyota is planning to add another smaller, cheaper hybrid to its global lineup. The new model would be based on the Yaris sub-compact ...

Follow-up: Toyota may not produce hybrid Yaris after all Michael Harley

A Toyota insider is countering yesterday's report that the automaker is planning a Yaris-based hybrid to be built in France. Such a vehicle would be unnecessary, according to the unnamed source. ...

REPORT: Toyota to build Yaris-based hybrid in France, go on sale in Japan in 2011 Jeremy Korzeniewski

Toyota's got hybrids on the brain. Asahi (via Reuters) is reporting that the Japanese automaker, already the undisputed market leader in the fuel-saving hybrid vehicle market, is planning to ...

Toyota's low-cost hybrid to be based on Yaris Jeremy Korzeniewski

The speculation can finally end. After weeks of hearing rumors regarding an impending low-cost hybrid from Toyota, reports are now coming out of Japan that the automaker is working on getting a ...

SEMA 2008: Toyota Yaris Tailback runs on CNG 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Toyota has brought a really, really green concept with it to the SEMA Show that's currently taking place in Las Vegas. That first bit of green comes courtesy of a compressed natural gas conversion that allows the driver to switch from gasoline to CNG for the otherwise stock four cylinder engine ...

Small cars can be safe. Just ask Nick Chambers 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Worried that the trend towards smaller cars in the United States is going to result in more injuries? It's a rational concern, especially for those who are used to driving in full-size cars, trucks and SUVs and are normally surrounded by two or more tons of metal. But, light weight does not ...

Is a Yaris cheaper to own and operate than a Prius? 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click above image for a gallery of the 5-door Yaris With the soaring cost of fuel and an increased awareness of global warming, more and more people are looking at hybrids as a way of saving a buck and the environment at the same time. The king of all hybrids is the Toyota Prius, which comprises ...

Cars.com visitors looking more and more for Japanese subcompacts 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

The Toyota Yaris and the Honda Fit were the top new- and used-car search increases in May at Cars.com, according to the website. Searches for the two new models increased by hundreds of percent over the April searches, while the car that took third place in searches, the Saturn Sky, grew by 31 ...


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