Keep Your Toyota in Shape : New Toyota 2008

Keep Your Toyota in Shape
by Jon Caldwell
There have been rumors that Toyota will be releasing a new Toyota Celica 2009. This rumor started when Toyota brought to life the "interesting cars" committee shortly after acquiring a majority share in Subaru. They claim that there will be a return of the legendary AE86 Corolla Coupe from the 1980's but some say it will be the 8th generation Toyota Celica.
We may call this the FT-HS, a concept? There have been leaked details that this new vehicle would be less than 4 meters in length, 1.7 meters wide and 1.35 meters high with a target weight of 1000kg.
As of this time, the Toyota Celica has released seven generations of this sporty vehicle since 1970. This has continued to attract customers especially the young ones, including the young once. My dad used to own a first generation model of this, and until now he desires to have the latest model of this nasty sports car. The Celica has been called the Supra for some of its recent models. There has been rumors that Toyota will be releasing an 8th generation model of its kind.
When I was young we owned a Toyota Celica. It was my dad's teenage car. In 1967, the Toyota Celica was planned and originally designed for young at heart motorists and for those who wanted more than a mode of transportation. In an official history of the Toyota Celica released by Toyota USA states that when planning for the Celica began in 1967, its styling was quite revolutionary and it influenced the establishment of the sporty subcompact market segment. The original Celica powered with a carbureted four-cylinder engine and was only available in ST form and as a two-door sports coupe making it an image car than a volume car.
When I was a kid, I've always loved to watch science fiction and futuristic movies wherein they feature cars which look like toys. Now, we can see these bunch of toy-like vehicles on the road in the face of a compact vehicle. In the year 2007, Toyota launched the ultra-compact 3+1 seater "iQ concept". This three meter long cute car is space efficient which is designed for urban motoring. Toyota will be producing just 100,00 units on its first full year of production in 2009. However, there will be no hybrid version of the iQ since a heavy weight battery pack would go against the laws of its engineering which is weight saving.
When will the Prius be available in the other countries in Asia? I still don't know the answer to this question, but I believe that the consumers are now asking for the successful hybrid car. In a news that I read, it is said that Prius has sold more than a million Prius vehicles with an actual unit number of 1,027,700. Ever since this vehicle has been launched its sales has been increasing steadily. The biggest market for the Prius is in North America, followed by Japan and Europe. All I can say is I want a Toyota Prius.
With the ever soaring prices of gasoline, more and more people opt to go hybrid. Toyota Cars is now taking the first step and the lead in giving consumers a cleaner and cheaper option which is the hybrid. Hybrid vehicles reduce pollution and emissions by switching from a gasoline powered car to an electric motor powered car. Recent news tells us that Toyota is building a $192 million plant in Japan. This plant is to produce batteries for hybrid vehicles. Toyota has this joint with Panasonic brand products maker Matsushita Electric Industrial Company. This plant is to be located in central Japan.