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2010 Toyota Sai Hybrid

HI-RES GALLERY: 2010 Toyota Sai Hybrid

As the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show encroaches, we’re starting to see more and more new model and concept debuts like the 2010 Toyota Sai hybrid sedan. Set to go on sale in Japan by the middle of next year, the new mid-size sedan shares its platform with the recently launched 2010 Lexus HS 250h and is expected to be priced slightly higher than the similarly sized 2010 Toyota Prius.

The biggest difference between it and the Lexus HS 250h on which it’s based is the styling, which is a little blander on the Toyota Sai. More differences are found in the cockpit, with the Sai receiving a completely redesigned center console and instrument panel.

No prizes for guessing what powertrain resides beneath the car’s sheet metal. Toyota has left the Lexus HS 250h’s powertrain completely unchanged, which means a 2.4-liter four-cylinder Atkinson-cycle engine generating 187-horsepower when combined with the company’s Hybrid Synergy Drive system.

According to reports coming out of Japan, Toyota plans to sell up to 3,000 Sais per month and is also planning to launch a new dedicated accessories range for the car. Stay tuned for more details following the launch of the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show on the 24th of this month.

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  1. By Aiman Posted: 10/20/2009 4:41am PDT

    "The biggest difference between it and the Lexus HS 250h on which it’s based is the styling, which is a little blander on the Toyota Sai"
    Let me ask. What Toyota / Lexus styling? They are all BLAND.
     
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  2. By bepsf Posted: 10/20/2009 9:10am PDT

    Wow - Talk about badge engineering!
    Toyoda-San was right - Toyota is on the way down...
     
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  3. By  Auto chart Posted: 11/12/2009 10:37am PST

    toyota's cars are getting uglier day by day! i still can't believe that some guys are getting paid to come up with such designs!
     
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  4. By  webcam Posted: 12/1/2009 3:24am PST

    Japanese manufacturers always had dozens of models for their domestic market. Only now, the internet is showing them to us so that we can see what we're missing...
     
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