Toyota Prius How To Make More Efficient Future Generations

n early April, in a Symposium on Motor Fuel High Efisiesi organized by the Society of Automotive Engineering (SAE) in Detroit, Koichi Nakata from Toyota said that his company will explore all means to make the Prius that will come more efficient. Furthermore, Toyota's target is to develop the Prius gasoline engines with thermal efficiencies up to 45 percent.

Gasoline engine of the 2nd generation Prius thermal efficiency of about 37 percent and for the 3rd generation 1.8-liter engine with 38 percent thermal efficiency.

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New Avanza in June

When rumors circulated earlier, PT Toyota Astra Motor is preparing New Kijang Innova MPV due to be launched at IIMS 2011, even New Avanza latest news which will first appear, namely in June, a month before the IIMS 2011.

Why Avanza? This news is obtained when Widyawati Soedigdo, General Manager Marketing of PT TAM said that if the manufacturer's logo oval new MPV will be released in June, or a month before the event Indonesian International Motor Show (IIMS) 2011.

"We will remove the facelift version of the MPV that already exist today. But for the details, just wait in the month of June," added Widya.

So far, Toyota is preparing the supporting component supply, expressed Widya are awaiting confirmation from Astra Daihatsu Motor (ADM) and Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indonesia (TMMIN). "Yes, ADM and TMMIN who prepare supply components," said Widya.

Well, we can be sure this is a New MPV Avanza mysterious, because we know, the Innova is produced by TMMIN, but not by ADM, and only the Toyota Avanza and Toyota Rush, produced by ADM. While Widya said that if the type is the MPV and not a SUV (Toyota Rush).

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