Sports hybrids

bookrats · 05-18-2004, 04:12 PM

Toyota's CS&S concept vehicle. Hybrid ICE/electrical motor drives the rear wheels, while a electric motor drives the front wheels. Goes up to 127 MPH. Holographic controls.

Y'know, those sure look like front-mounted water cannons... :mrgreen:

bookrats · 05-18-2004, 04:16 PM

Oh, yes, Toyota's slightly more conservative Alessandro Volta performance hybrid.

So, did Toyota industrial designers ever get over Batman: The Movie?

**TonyPSchaefer** · 05-23-2004, 12:29 AM

Now wait a minute?!

Isn't that a picture of the 2004 Prius, silver, Package #9?!

tochatihu · 05-23-2004, 11:31 AM

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Now wait a minute?!

Isn't that a picture of the 2004 Prius, silver, Package #9?!

Um, Tony I have great news for you. The car you ordered has 4 doors and more seating and cargo space than those pictured above.

DAS = Doug Schaefer, one of the Elgin Schaefers who moved west in 1958. Are we related?

DonDNH · 05-23-2004, 04:05 PM

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Alessandro Volta performance hybrid

I'll put my order in immediately; I suspect the wait will be slightly longer than for the '04 Prius.

**TonyPSchaefer** · 05-23-2004, 11:52 PM

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DAS = Doug Schaefer, one of the Elgin Schaefers who moved west in 1958. Are we related?

I'm a Chicagoland transplant. But I'll claim anything. By the way, have you seen my brother, Paul, on the Late Show with David Letterman? It was our grandfather who founded the Shaffer pen company, but since he didn't want to be associated with Schaefer Beer - which my uncle started - he changed the spelling of the name.

:-D

eak354 · 05-26-2004, 06:28 AM

check out Toyota.com regarding the Volta!

".... the Volta's 408-hp Hybrid Synergy Drive (a 3.3-liter V6 with an electric motor for each axle) not only delivers 435 miles on a 13.7-gallon tank, but 0 - 60 acceleration in a mere 4 seconds."

woohoo! soo cool!

05-18-2004, 04:12 PM	#1
bookrats Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 2,843 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	Sports hybrids Toyota's CS&S concept vehicle. Hybrid ICE/electrical motor drives the rear wheels, while a electric motor drives the front wheels. Goes up to 127 MPH. Holographic controls. Y'know, those sure look like front-mounted water cannons... :mrgreen:

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05-18-2004, 04:16 PM	#2
bookrats Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 2,843 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	Oh, yes, Toyota's slightly more conservative Alessandro Volta performance hybrid. So, did Toyota industrial designers ever get over Batman: The Movie?

05-23-2004, 12:29 AM	#3
TonyPSchaefer Your Friendly Moderator Join Date: May 2004 Location: Far-North Chicagoland Posts: 10,512 My Car: 2004 Prius Model: Package: #9 Thanks: 39 Thanked 168 Times in 109 Posts Friends: 23	Now wait a minute?! Isn't that a picture of the 2004 Prius, silver, Package #9?!

05-26-2004, 06:28 AM	#7
eak354 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 433 My Car: 2004 Prius Model: Package: #9 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	check out Toyota.com regarding the Volta! ".... the Volta's 408-hp Hybrid Synergy Drive (a 3.3-liter V6 with an electric motor for each axle) not only delivers 435 miles on a 13.7-gallon tank, but 0 - 60 acceleration in a mere 4 seconds." woohoo! soo cool!