Toyota Medium-Sized Hybrid Sedan Reportedly Coming to Japan Later This Year
By Scott Doggett August 21, 2009
Toyota Motor Corp plans to release within this year a new medium-sized hybrid sedan, the SAI, that is bigger than the current best-selling Prius as it seeks to expand its lineup of electric-gas hybrids, sources familiar with the matter said Friday.
The SAI will be positioned as a Toyota brand-version of the luxury Lexus HS250h hybrid sedan released in mid-July. It will have the same basic structure but different exterior and interior designs, the sources said, according to a report in tomorrow's Japan Today.
The SAI's starting price is expected to fall between the HS250h's $41,751 and the new Prius' $21,668, the sources said.
Toyota also plans to release a cheaper compact hybrid based on its Vitz model with better fuel efficiency than the new Prius and a minivan-type hybrid as early as in 2011.
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