Toyota Yaris Hybrid-R - More Than Meets The Eye

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Toyota Yaris Hybrid-R - More Than Meets The Eye

<dt><br /><img src="http://image.superstreetonline.com/f/features/1402_toyota_yaris_hybrid_r/64855599+ppromo_large/toyota-yaris-hybrid-r.jpg" onerror="javascript:this.src='http://static.superstreetonline.com/_SiteConfigs/_global/images/no_photo_100px.gif'" alt="Toyota Yaris Hybrid-R - Super Street Magazine" /><br /><a href="http://www.superstreetonline.com/features/1402_toyota_yaris_hybrid_r/">Toyota's tiny Yaris is more appliance than anything.</a><p>Toyota's tiny Yaris is more appliance than anything. When we heard Toyota would be showing a hybrid version of this already fuel-sipping proposition at the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show we wondered: why? When they stuck an "R" at the end of the title we were waiting for a punch line...the joke is on us...this car delivers a punch off the line. The Yaris Hybrid-R Concept packs a 414-horsepower wallop and puts the power down via all-wheel drive. The lowly, stock, mpg-minded motor has been ditched in favor of a turbocharged 1.6-liter four. The hybrid portion of the equation is a pair of 60-horse electric motors; each delivering thrust to one rear tire. The innovation continues as Toyota has positioned another electric motor after the gasoline engine and before the six-speed manual gearbox. As far as production aspirations the car seems like pie in the sky...but it's a nice slice of pie.</p> a <br /> Photo Gallery: <a href="http://www.superstreetonline.com/features/1402_toyota_yaris_hybrid_r/">Toyota Yaris Hybrid-R - Super Street Magazine</a><br /><br /></dt>

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