Hybrid Camry?

[BLUEMEANIE]

Yup, its the GTO.

[BigE]

Other than GM's version of VCM from the 80's, VCM has been around for a few years now. Mercedes has it on the V12 engines.

Whatever Toyota plans to introduce to improve fuel economy should be interesting to see. They're hybrid was trully a hybrid, allowing it to run on solely electricity or gasoline, unlike Honda's Insight and Civic where the motor acted like a supercharger to provide better acceleration and power.

[Silver Streak]

I only wish that the hybrids looked better, had more power, and were cheaper..... The Prius is so ugly because it has a super low drag coefficient, that's why it gets such good mileage. Make a Camry a hybrid, you're not gonna get anywhere near 4L/100km. When the Accord Hybrid V6 comes out, it should get 7L/100km....but it'll cost like $4000 more than the regular V6....

I'd buy a hybrid in a sec...but just too expensive and worried about the maintenance costs.

[Stealth]

If I remember correctly Cadillac(cant spell) recently (year or two tops?) made a v12 that you can shut off half the cylinders on.

[Deuce]

I saw a story in one of the car magazines about the hybrid Camry coming in '06 along with the RX330 and Highlander. I think it was MotorTrend January

[Razo-E]

hold on to your hats, ladies..

i read in one of the big magazines (motortrend, car and driver, etc.) that pretty much ALL toyotas will have a hybrid option by '07...

[02RSX90camry]

Originally posted by Silver Streak
I only wish that the hybrids looked better, had more power, and were cheaper..... The Prius is so ugly because it has a super low drag coefficient, that's why it gets such good mileage. Make a Camry a hybrid, you're not gonna get anywhere near 4L/100km. When the Accord Hybrid V6 comes out, it should get 7L/100km....but it'll cost like $4000 more than the regular V6....

I'd buy a hybrid in a sec...but just too expensive and worried about the maintenance costs.

both the camry and prius have the same coefficient of drag (0.26)



btw, the new hemi has VCM in teh 300C, except they call it like MDS or something, but ti's the same thing.

[foompla]

i hope not, im not that good with electrical yet

[ASG14]

I was talking to the Toyota Salesman this week when my mom bought her new car, and he said they should be coming out with a Camry Hybrid for '06. And all Toyota's will be Hybrid within the next 5 years. My mom's '05 Camry I4 is a PZEV which surprised the ^%$@ outta me!

[xpeed]

It can happen, Toyota already has 5
models that has a hybrid engine. RX330 (Harrier, Prius, Estima, Alphard and Highlander)

[xpeed]

Originally posted by ASG14
I was talking to the Toyota Salesman this week when my mom bought her new car, and he said they should be coming out with a Camry Hybrid for '06. And all Toyota's will be Hybrid within the next 5 years. My mom's '05 Camry I4 is a PZEV which surprised the ^%$@ outta me!

Yeah, all new 2005 Camry I-4 are PZEV. But then, weren't most camry's were?

[02RSX90camry]

Originally posted by xpeed
Yeah, all new 2005 Camry I-4 are PZEV. But then, weren't most camry's were?

before 05, PZEV camry's were only available in cali.

[xpeed]

Ahh, maybe that's why.....yay for California's Anal Emission Laws.