Pics Aplenty: Toyota reveals every angle of A-BAT hybrid pickup concept

[TacomaSR54x4]

By the description it doesn't sound like a tough truck.

[wonger]

Originally Posted by knj27

Tacomas and ridgelines are pretty unrelated, and there are about 40000000000 times more tacomas being sold than ridgelines. Bad concept, they say this goes back to toyota's truck heritage or whatever, this is not toyotas heritage. Toyota trucks are supposed to be tough built pickups, not unibody pantymobiles. I guess we'll have to wait and see what happens on this one.

who said anything bout being related.. someone commented bout that the ridgeline doesnt sell .. maybe around certain areas but if you live a the valley or suburb you will have more ridgeline as well as tacos...

[wonger]

Originally Posted by TacomaSR54x4

By the description it doesn't sound like a tough truck.

never know.. electric motors give instance torque without having to build up like gas engines do

[Hemi3TC]

Hopefully it will come with an optional Diesel engine. Possibly a version of the Lexus 2.2 Diesel engine.

[knj27]

Originally Posted by wonger

never know.. electric motors give instance torque without having to build up like gas engines do

It's not untough because of being electric, it just don't go for the looks. I would love to have a car that got 30-40 mpg, but the problem with them that I have now is the future cost of the batteries if they ever have to be replaced. IDK, I think hybrid technology will need to get a lot further before it becomes totally mainstream.

[wonger]

Originally Posted by knj27

It's not untough because of being electric, it just don't go for the looks. I would love to have a car that got 30-40 mpg, but the problem with them that I have now is the future cost of the batteries if they ever have to be replaced. IDK, I think hybrid technology will need to get a lot further before it becomes totally mainstream.

10 years is what they are suppose to last.. since its covered now for 10 years.. im sure as they come out with more and more hybrids people will be trading up for new ones way before the battery dies

[Sykostick]

what they SHOULD do is re-release the HiLux in the US and slap a beefy hybrid in there ...

OR... Slap on a hybrid option in the Tacoma line.

God damn it Toyota...

I have yet to see a Toyota concept lately that I would ever consider buying. This is sad.


What Toyota really needs to do, instead of putting so much effort into all this hybrid crap... they should be grabbing onto their piece of the HFC pie.

[RadioFlyer90]

You know, I think the idea for this truck is basically sound. Toyota hasn't made a true small pickup in quite a while- even the Tacomas are more like a midsize truck now.

If they made this truck in a 4-door, with conventional styling and a 6 foot bed, I'd be a lot more interested. Especially if it were body-on-frame. I'm picturing my '90 pickup with an extra row of seats and a modernized powertrain- hybrid is great as long as the electrics are adequate for light truck duty, such as being protected from water and dust from gravel roads. Other than that, I'd want the truck as simple as possible in terms of styling and interior finish. Leave the flashy styling for the sports cars where it belongs.

[ftemegan2]

I agree with Sykostick. A Hybrid Tacoma would be a car i would be willing to buy without an argument. I also think that their recent designs are just crappy. Some of their past designs were quite useful and rugged looking. Now they just look weird.

[Sykostick]

Seriously tho. I mean, I know I don't know about every corner of the US or anything, but here where I live, Tacoma's of every generation clutter the neighborhood streets. It's a WELL SELLING TRUCK. If they were to offer a hybrid drivetrain for the Tacoma, sales would no-doubt climb.

[Sykostick]

Also, I do feel you on how the 05-08 Tacomas have become "midsize" rather than "smallsize" - but the actual act of quantifying it's capacity of airspace and all that isn't much of a difference. Midsize or not the modern Tacoma is still a small truck compared to the Detroit 3's models, and because the Tundra has turned into an over-macho'ed beast, it would not surprise me to learn that Toyota faithfuls would now rather a Tacoma over a Tundra.

Slap a hybrid drive in the Tacoma, I dare you Toyota. Watch the sales go up.

["Boog"]

Oh my god, WHAT WAS TOYOTA THINKING WHEN THEY DESIGNED THIS UUUGGGLLLYYY THING? Building a small pickup truck is a very intelligent business decision in today's economy, in light of how large the Tacoma has become. But do they really believe that anyone would buy this thing? This will without a doubt be the ugliest vehicle on the road, and there can be absolutely no doubt that it will be a flop. Toyota needs to fire their designers and decision-makers, because the only reason Honda is not selling more vehicles than Toyota in the USA is that they can't produce enough vehicles to meet demand. Toyota had better wake up and produce vehicles that look good and that people will want to buy. It doesn't matter if it's a hybrid. Please Toyota, do not make this thing. It actually makes the Ridgeline look beautiful, and that's not a good thing.

[hdmyg8586]

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