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Adrian Paton
Toyota Camry Hybrid Is The Most Fuel-efficient Australian-built Car
February 8th 2010 18:00
The all-new Toyota Camry Hybrid has been dubbed as "the most advanced car ever built in Australia" after making its way onto dealership floors around the country.
The locally built hybrid car boasts fuel consumption figures of just 6.0 litres of regular unleaded petrol per 100km of travel thus making it almost 32 per cent more frugal than the automatic petrol Camry - which was already the most fuel-efficient Australian-built car.
So how much will you really save at the bowser? For someone that travels 20,000km a year in a Hybrid Camry, savings of $14/week can be had based on a pump price of $1.30/L. The savings rise to more than $16/week with fuel costing $1.50 a litre.
The savings on fuel alone will be 560 litres while tailpipe CO2 emissions will be reduced by almost 1.3 tonnes a year.
The savings will be even greater for the significant number of buyers expected to downsize from a large locally produced six-cylinder car.
A Hybrid Camry can travel almost 300km further on a single tank of fuel than Australia's best-selling car and almost 400 km more than the next best-selling Australian-made car - despite both the rivals having bigger fuel tanks.
The Camry Hybrid is powered by a 2.4-litre petrol engine and an electric motor and develops 140 kW - almost 20 per cent better than a petrol-only Camry.
Other technology advancements for Hybrid Camry have significantly improved the car's ride and handling with local tuning of the suspension and steering.
It is the first built-in-Australia car to combine electric power steering, electronic brake control, regenerative (electric) braking and electric air-conditioning.
Toyota Australia's senior executive director David Buttner said the substantial savings for the environment and the hip pockets of Australian motorists would multiply over the years.
"Hybrid Camry makes a compelling case for itself as an alternative to conventionally powered family sedans," Mr Buttner said.
"Consumers will get all the performance, space and comfort of a top-rated family sedan. At the same time they will get fuel economy that trumps that of petrol-powered light and compact cars.
"It rates among the best diesels in its class for fuel economy, yet produces substantially less greenhouse gases and other harmful substances.
"We expect Hybrid Camry will achieve the maximum five-star rating on the Federal Government's Green Vehicle Guide compared with just 3.5 stars for the best of the mid-size or large diesels.
"Hybrid Camry is the future of Australian motoring. It brings hybrid technology to mainstream car buyers," Mr Buttner added.
"Consumers will get all the performance, space and comfort of a top-rated family sedan. At the same time they will get fuel economy that trumps that of petrol-powered light and compact cars.
"It rates among the best diesels in its class for fuel economy, yet produces substantially less greenhouse gases and other harmful substances.
"We expect Hybrid Camry will achieve the maximum five-star rating on the Federal Government's Green Vehicle Guide compared with just 3.5 stars for the best of the mid-size or large diesels.
"Hybrid Camry is the future of Australian motoring. It brings hybrid technology to mainstream car buyers," Mr Buttner added.
[Source: Toyota]
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