Maybe Toyota gives the driving public cars they (the public) want, not what Detroit says we should have ... quality too comes into the picture...
I love it when Detroit touts a hybrid that gets 30 MPG, and my ‘07 Camry hybrid gets 33 in city and 40+ on highway. I am interested in seeing what that new Fusion hybrid ends up getting. My Camry will run all electric @ 45 or less - I hear the Ford will do it at 47 so should be better (they have one as the pace care at Homestead this weekend). I’m really interested in what comes of the Ford-Volvo work into electromagnetic wheels (est. 165 MPG) where a small efficient gas motor keeps the battery pumped up.
I got my wife a 2009 Toyota Corolla sport model with all sorts of suspension and traction options. Its a physically larger car then its predecessor corolla’s but its gas mileage is a solid 32 miles around town and 40 on the highway...on 10 per cent Ethanol brands! Good power, good acceleration and handling at less than 18k. And what sharp cool lines in an electric royal mettalic blue!
Why can’t Detroit put together models like that for that price!!!?