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The following is a list of vehicles with Hybrid Synergy Drive and related technologies (Toyota Hybrid System): Toyota Prius. Generation 1: December 1997–October 2003; Generation 2: October 2003–late 2009; Generation 3: Late 2009–late 2015; Generation 4: Late 2015–2022; Generation 5: Early 2023-current; Toyota Estima Hybrid. June 2001 ...
By the end of 2006 there were about 15 hybrid vehicles from various car makers available in the U.S. [1] By May 2007 Toyota sold its first million hybrids and had sold a total of two million hybrids at the end of August 2009.
On October 21, 2010, Toyota announced a recall of 1.53 million vehicles (740,000 in the U.S., 599,000 in Japan, and 191,000 in Europe and other markets) worldwide; the recall affected MY 2005 and 2006 Avalon, MY 2004 to 2006 Highlander (non-hybrid) and Lexus RX330 and MY 2006 Lexus GS300, IS250 and IS350; the models affected in Japan and ...
Scott Dixon says the same glitch related to his hybrid system and his car's internal combustion engine, which led to his car to shut off during the pace laps at Mid-Ohio, nearly happened to three ...
Examples of Two-Mode Hybrids include the General Motors Two-Mode Hybrid full-size trucks and SUVs, the BMW X6 ActiveHybrid [31] and the Mercedes ML 450 hybrid. [31] The Toyota Hybrid System THS / Hybrid Synergy Drive has a single power-split device (incorporated as a single three-shaft planetary gearset) and can be classified as an Input-Split ...
A hybrid version was also added to the lineup in MY 2003, featuring a 2.4-litre 2AZ-FXE Atkinson cycle petrol engine with a power output of 133 PS (98 kW; 131 hp) and 190 N⋅m (140 lb⋅ft) of torque which has been developed specifically for use in Toyota's Hybrid Synergy Drive technology and features a high-expansion ratio cycle that raises efficiency and reduces friction; however, this led ...
Toyota Corolla Cross 2ZR-FXE Hybrid engine (2023) The Toyota 2ZR-FXE is a 1.8 L (1,797 cc) Atkinson cycle variant of the 2ZR-FE. [9] It has the same bore and stroke, but the compression ratio is increased to 13.0:1, and the inlet valve closing is late-staged. The net result is that the engine has a greater effective expansion than compression.
On February 14, 2014, Toyota announced a global recall of third generation Prius related to a software fault in the hybrid-control system which might cause the hybrid drive inverter transistors to overheat and cause the car to enter a limited performance mode (i.e. limp home mode) or stall the car entirely. [38]