Jun 22, 2009 11:44 pm US/Eastern
New Hybrids On The Way From BMW, Toyota
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The new Toyota green concept car is displayed at its launch in Melbourne on Feb. 25, 2008. The FT-HS -- which stands for Future Toyota Hybrid Sports -- and is a futuristic sports-car concept with a sleek, aerodynamic profile and a potent petrol-electric
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News circulated on the Internet today about a new hybrid Toyota sports car and a hybrid BMW sedan. Spy photos show the BMW 755ih, a hybrid version of the 7-series, driving the streets of Munich. The car uses the 750i's twin turbo 4.4-liter V-8 complemented by a small 20 horsepower electric motor. BMWBlog says the hybrid system reduces the V-8's fuel consumption by 15 percent. The 755ih should be unveiled at the 2009 Frankfurt auto show.
The egmCarTech blog reports that Toyota is working on a hybrid sports car to be released in 2011. Over the past couple of years, Toyota has gone back and forth about this hybrid sports car project, showing the FT-HS concept at auto shows then claiming to halt plans for any performance-oriented car,.
The latest reports suggest reviving the Supra as a hybrid. This car would use Toyota's 3.5-liter V-6 along with its Synergy hybrid system to put down 400 horsepower.
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