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I'm won't be unhappy if this is moved to another thread because I can't figure out where it belongs. There are more than one Toyota hybrid addressed. Ok, call it car 'eye candy:'


Enjoy,
Bob Wilson

I assume it'll be the Sienna and Venza...

Thoughts?


It's possible both will be based on the HiHy's powertrain - 2.5 litre HSD setup. The question is whether a 3.5 litre HSD setup will continue. The reason is that there's still the RXh and will Toyota put a 4-cylinder in a Lexus product or will they continue with the 3.5 litre HSD to differentiate it from the HiHy?

If so, does that mean there'll be multiple versions of the Sienna and Venza? a 4 and 6 cylinder hybrid?

Do you older readers remember the Mobil Economy runs.

I was taking a trip down memory lane and I went to an AMC website and they were referring to the Mobil Economy Runs. I copied this:

"In the 1964 run, a 6-cylinder Rambler American 440 sedan averaged 27.8336 miles per US gallon (8.4507 L/100 km; 33.4268 mpg‑imp); once again, the best of all the cars that year" This was a 2000 mile cross country event.

I bought a used 67 Rambler American 220 from my dad when I got out of the service in 1970. It was a 199 cubic inch six with three speed on the column, bench seat, no air, manual windows, steering and brakes. If I recall, it was one of the last with vacuum windshield wipers. On the highway it got about 25 mpg when I drove it from Ft Dix, NJ to Columbus, Oh. It was a true economy car for the times.

Fast forward a lot of years and our 08 Odyssey gets that kind of highway mileage from a much bigger vehicle with safety additions, better handling, brakes, ride, quieter, audio/video...