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TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) is to produce hybrid versions of Toyota's hot hatch, the Toyota Auris.These vehicles will be manufactured in the UK in mid-2010.

The hybrid version is said to use 19% less fuel and emit 17% less CO₂ than the non-hybrid version.

Are you likely to buy a hybrid vehicle in the next 2 years? Please leave a comment.

I braved the rainy weather on Sunday to make the trip out to Nasrec to go to the Johannesburg International Motor Show (JIMS), and it was well worth it. There were representatives there from almost all the major car (and bike) manufacturers, and it was just fascinating to see all the new models and concept cars on display.

One of the more interesting (and certainly one of the most attractive concept cars) was Toyotas concept hybrid car : The FT-HS. When you first see it, it's really hard to believe that this thing of beauty is actually a hybrid. The car features a 3.5 liter V6 coupled to Toyota's Hybrid Synergy Drive (HSD) system.  read more »