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Toyota can justifiably be proud of its position not only as one of the largest automakers in the world, but also the world leader in hybrid vehicles. In fact, the Japanese automaker claims that half of all hybrids sold are Toyotas. But it didn't get there by resting on its proverbial laurels, and it isn't going to maintain (let alone increase) its market share by doing so, either. That's where the concept car you see here comes in.
Taking position as something of a Prius of the future, the NS4 concept cuts a striking profile – certainly more striking than the current kamm-tailed Prius. But even though the technologies it encompasses are targeted to reach the market by around 2015, the show-car details – like that eminently dentable front beak –probably won't.
While Toyota works on all manner of electric and fuel cell powertrains, the NS4 packs a similar plug-in hybrid system as the current Prius PHEV. But the show car encompasses a slew of other technologies, like a smartphone-like interface to monitor and control everything from the air conditioning to the battery charge.
Toyota has also packed the NS4 with its latest pre-collision and blind-spot monitoring systems, adaptive headlights and four new types of glass – the one part of the car we probably take most for granted. Of course, this being a concept car, Toyota has also replaced the side mirrors with an around-view camera system, but laws being what they are for now, don't expect to see that in showrooms just yet.
There's plenty more technological details to digest in the press release after the jump, but for a closer look check out the high-res galleries of live shots from the show floor here in Detroit and the stock images from Show full PR text
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Behind that distinctive new grille lies an advanced plug-in hybrid powertrain. There are no official figures or details for the petrol-electric system yet, but Toyota wants to exceed the efficiency of the current plug-in Prius, so expect 150mpg fuel economy (up from 135mpg) and 40g/km CO2 emissions (down from 49g/km).
The system will be lighter than that in the current Prius plug-in, but the batteries will have greater energy density. That means it will have better electric-only range – this is likely to increase from 15 to 25 miles – but will still take 90 minutes to charge.
There’s no confirmation yet on what type of batteries the NS4 uses, but they’re most likely to be lithium-ion or zinc-air.
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Behind that distinctive new grille lies an advanced plug-in hybrid powertrain. There are no official figures or details for the petrol-electric system yet, but Toyota wants to exceed the efficiency of the current plug-in Prius, so expect 150mpg fuel economy (up from 135mpg) and 40g/km CO2 emissions (down from 49g/km).
The system will be lighter than that in the current Prius plug-in, but the batteries will have greater energy density. That means it will have better electric-only range – this is likely to increase from 15 to 25 miles – but will still take 90 minutes to charge.
There’s no confirmation yet on what type of batteries the NS4 uses, but they’re most likely to be lithium-ion or zinc-air.
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