Wheels Blog: Fire Destroys a Pioneering Plug-In Prius Conversion
The destroyed vehicle played a crucial part in the history of plug-in electric vehicles. The cause of the fire was unknown.
Heaps In the Heart of Texas LeMons Day 1: 300ZX Leads, Harley-Engined Prius Still Running
After Friday’s car inspections at the Heaps In the Heart of Texas 24 Hours of LeMons, the smart money said that the Hell’s Treehuggers Toyo-Davidson would blow up within seconds of going “potato-potato-potato” onto the race track. You know what? The smart money also says that Nissan Z Cars fall apart on race tracks, and the end of the first day of racing shows the Back To The Past 300ZX leading the field… and the Harley-Davidson Sportster-powered Prius still in working order.
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LeMons Heaps In the Heart of Texas Inspections: A Harley-Powered Prius… and Some Other Stuff We Didn’t Really Notice
The 24 Hours of LeMons traveling circus is wrapping up a great 20-race 2012 season at Eagles Canyon Raceway in Texas, and the LeMons Supreme Court and the tech inspectors did their customary scrutiny of the 38 teams that were hardcore enough to spend New Year’s weekend in freezing-cold Decatur, Texas. Your LeMons correspondent is taking a vacation from his duties as Chief Justice of the LeMons Supreme Court, so these photographs come to us courtesy of Speedycop Gang of Outlaws member Ron Vickers.
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Toyota, Scion models see slight price increase for 2013: Camry, Prius C get new features
Toyota and Scion will be charging slightly more for certain models in 2013.
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Report: Study finds Toyota Prius not popular with car thieves
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According to the National Insurance Crime Bureau, the Toyota Prius is less likely to be stolen in the United States compared with other cars of similar age.
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The reason? A pretty obvious one – the report says that thieves look for parts that can be used in more-common vehicles….
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2013 Ford C-Max Hybrid Tested: Making the Prius Even More Forgettable
We love the Toyota Prius. No, really, we do. And not just as a de facto punch line for our most conventional moments of automotive enthusiasm. Priuses are the fluoride in the automotive water—and we’re happy for the upstanding 2 percent of citizens who avail themselves of such superb technology, thus benefitting us all. READ MORE ››
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Plugging in a Prius …
I spent a week with the new Toyota Prius Plug-In, which as its name suggests can be plugged into a wall. The car will run on that stored charge and then, once it depletes, return to normal hybrid operation. Read all about it in my Sympatico Autos review by clicking here.
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Review: 2012 Toyota Prius Plug-In
Nearly a decade and a half after its 1997 launch in Japan, the Toyota Prius is the undisputed king of hybrid vehicles. If someone shows you the silhouette of a Prius, you likely know the shape. The Prius has sold more copies in its history than all of its competitors combined. In fact, the Prius continues to outsell its combined competitive set, even today. But is it the king of the plug-in vehicles as well? We spent a week one of the newest members of the Prius family, the Prius Plug-in,…
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2012 Toyota Prius Five Review
At first glance, it appears that the 2012 Toyota Prius hasn’t changed much and there isn’t really much new to report with the Japanese hybrid. But after inspecting the four-door sedan further, there are a number of changes that have been made to the third-generation car. We first need to look at the current market and where the first hybrid vehicle is today.
The Toyota Prius made its launch 15 years ago and continues to be the best-selling hybrid in the world. It continues to lead the pack with i…
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A look at Toyota’s Prius C
I've never been terribly found of the Toyota Prius, but I must admit that its little brother, the Prius C, was more fun than I thought it would be. Read all about it in my Toronto Star review by clicking here.