Interesting TV show..Sunday 1/23

Toyota Hybrid Synergy Drive to be Showcased on NBC Live Special from
Detroit on January 23

Thursday January 20, 12:00 pm ET

'International Auto Show' to bring famed Motor City extravaganza
into America's living rooms with NASCAR announcers as hosts


DETROIT, Jan. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- America's and the world's most
popular hybrid vehicle, the Toyota Prius, will be one of stars
showcased on NBC's two-hour special, the "International Auto Show,"
on Sunday, January 23.
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The program will be broadcast live from the North American
International Auto Show in Detroit's Cobo Center on the last day of
America's premier automotive event.

The 2005 North American International Auto Show is a two-week event
which attracts 800,000-plus visitors and 6,600 journalists each
year. The NBC broadcast will enable millions of viewers to visit the
show for the first time ever, in the two-hour live broadcast Sunday
afternoon starting at 1 p.m. (EST).

The telecast will feature scores of production and concept cars,
live political convention-type coverage from the exhibit floor, and
test drives of select vehicles, including the 2005 Toyota Prius, by
NASCAR stars Jeff Gordon and Kurt Busch, program host Bill Weber and
reporter Marty Snyder.

"We are very pleased to have this opportunity to tell the NBC
audience about the Hybrid Synergy Drive system in the Prius and the
2006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid and Lexus RX400h," said John
McCandless, Detroit-based national manager for Toyota Corporate
Communications. "And, millions of Americans will be able to see what
more than 800,000 visitors to the North American International Auto
Show have seen over the past two weeks."

While other cars in the program were test driven by the NASCAR stars
on high speed test tracks, Toyota delivered a 2005 production Prius
to Marty Snyder's home in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Prius was
driven to Detroit, with a single fuel stop. During the 700-mile trip
over Interstate highways at posted speeds, the Prius averaged just
under 50 miles-per-gallon. In addition to high mileage, Prius
produces nearly 90 percent fewer smog forming emissions than a
conventional internal combustion engine vehicle. Prius is the most
popular hybrid vehicle in the United States and the world.

The show will be hosted by Bill Weber, along with Allen Bestwick and
Benny Parsons, with reporters Dave Burns and Marty Snyder working
the exhibits and special attractions.