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Did You Know: Toyota Camry Hybrid Now Outselling V6 Models

Yet another sign consumer interest is turning from horsepower to fuel economy: the hybrid-electric version of the Toyota Camry, one of the nation’s best-selling cars, is outselling V6-powered Camrys by a solid margin.

For March, Edmunds.com data indicate sales of the Camry Hybrid set a new record: 6,930 units, or a considerable 22 percent of Camry’s 31,310 sales last month. Camry Hybrid monthly sales eclipsed 6,000 units only once since the car’s launch, in May 2007, when the 6,853 sold represented slightly more than 17 percent of total Camry sales.

Toyota sources, meanwhile, confirm the 22 percent Camry Hybrid portion of total Camry sales easily exceeded the roughly 13 percent of Camry sales for versions powered by the car’s 268-horsepower, 3.5-liter V6. Sales volumes and mix ratios differ somewhat between Edmunds.com data and Toyota’s figures, likely due to accounting for fleet sales; Toyota reports that March’s 6,930 Camry Hybrid sales, for example, represent 17 percent of total Camry sales. The figure nonetheless surpasses Camry V6 sales.

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Did You Know: Toyota Camry Hybrid Now Outselling V6 Models



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0to600to60 - 4/30/2008 3:21:10 PM
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Does EL34 have 2 screen names. 001, GoObama got the boot, when will it be EL and this guys turn???

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lexusrox123lexusrox123 - 5/1/2008 9:03:00 AM
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its not ugly. actually, its one of the collest looking cars out there

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M35MTM35MT - 4/30/2008 4:55:50 PMView My AgentSpace
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True but I dont think the average Camry buyer is looking for a V6. That person would most likely turn to the Accord first, then the Altima or Mazda6 if they really wanted a mainstream sport sedan.

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ChicaneShooterChicaneShooter - 5/1/2008 5:54:06 AM
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that camry v6 must be one of the most UNDERappreciated marvels around. installed in the RAV4, it returns only ONE mpg less than the Four.

and it makes more power than many a v8 used to, not that long ago.



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carguy68carguy68 - 4/30/2008 3:38:10 PM
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BigShow50BigShow50 - 4/30/2008 3:48:57 PM
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Funny thing is your negative comments barely put a dent in Camry sales...they just keep selling!!! LMAO!!!

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OccarnutOccarnut - 4/30/2008 6:22:41 PM
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I do not care which is selling in greater quantity..all I DO care about is the fact that I continue to be held up on the 405 Fwy (or the 5, or the 10, or the 110) during my daily communtes behind one idiot Camry (and Toyota in general) driver after another, going too slow and hogging the left lane. Yes, I am a hater!

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lexusrox123lexusrox123 - 5/1/2008 9:03:52 AM
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well dont you feel special...


LyallLyall - 4/30/2008 6:30:10 PM
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EL34 may be a dolt, but is actually good natured. To the best of my knowledge- I dont recall him critizing ANYBODY, only cars. I think thats a great attitude.

EL34- I'd buy you a beer next time I'm in SO-Cal, but I'm not sure its legal to take tots out of their strollers and give 'em beer to swig.

Have at all the Lexuses and nissans you hate! Its a free world.

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_43LE_43LE - 4/30/2008 8:47:54 PM
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Yes, I'm all for free speach, but it is interesting to note that the only cars that he hates/ridicules are all cars that come from Asia. All North American and European cars he loves to death, that's his problem, it's borderline racist. I can never see racism as good natured, just bad attitude and uneducated.


RupertRupert - 4/30/2008 6:38:04 PMView My AgentSpace
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It begins - the slow death of the large engined non-premium car. Happened in Britain about 10 years ago - and now there isn't a single large non-premium car (bar the Peugeot 607, which no one buys): No Omega, no Camry, no Scorpio, no Safrane. All gone, because people would rather pay the same for a smaller, premium badged car. Even on the smaller models (ie the Mondeo) the large engine will be bought by about 3 people a year. As gas prices go up, you'll slowly see V6 Accords/Camrys and whatever the American equivalents are (Impala?) disappear, as they are replaced by smaller models, with smaller engines.

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S4cabriofoxoneS4cabriofoxone - 4/30/2008 10:37:08 PMView My AgentSpace
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Malibu.

But yes, I agree.


toolatetoracetoolatetorace - 4/30/2008 9:52:17 PM
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That' not to hard to belive seeing that Consumers Reports ( formerly Toyota's best freind) does not recomened the Camry V6 model with the transmission problems and leftover ghosts from the sludging issues . Why Last sunday's Nascar race , Tony Stewart did not even mention Toyota in his post race interview . Instead of mentioning the Home Depot Toyota , he said the Home Depot , CAR !!

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jt716jt716 - 5/1/2008 1:38:32 AMView My AgentSpace
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Yup my cousin's fiance bought one and he isnt the type to buy a camry! My jaw dropped I thought he had gone crazy. The ironic thing is that one of her vehicles is an h3! LOL

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ChicaneShooterChicaneShooter - 5/1/2008 5:49:57 AM
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the more the price of gas climbs, the more popular hybrids will become!

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_43LE_43LE - 5/1/2008 8:32:28 AM
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Yes, I know that it's okay for people to dislike certain things, but when it blatantly directed towards one group for no reason you have to wonder why, it stems from hatred towards one group and insecurity. What if I were to say that I did not like anyone with dark skin just because. Would that be racist? The moderators on autospies claim to have a rule against racist behavior yet they do not do anything about it since EL34 gets around it by being coy. They also let trolls on this site that have nothing better to say than negative things to upset people. Does this sound like anyone that you know? Since this is the internet people think that they can get away with a lot more. Would people be saying such things in public? If not, then those cowards should not write it here. Let's just try to be nicer, is it that hard?

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lexusrox123lexusrox123 - 5/1/2008 9:05:18 AM
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for them, apparently. (im half japanese and 25% czech)

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ChicaneShooterChicaneShooter - 5/1/2008 10:09:21 AM
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by using the words "always whining" you IMPLY it is OK to be racist?

sure, if you're a Grand Lizard KKKer i 'spose. or an Old OR Neo-Nazi. you are showing your true colors.

these days, you OUGHT TO also be blushing BEET RED for being such a person.


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ChicaneShooterChicaneShooter - 5/1/2008 10:16:09 AM
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further, there is no TRUE AUTO ENTHUSIAST who would hate japanese cars.

some of the most brilliant modern cars are japanese. NSX, s2000, GT-R, RX8, 350z; previously, 2000GT, 240Z, Supra, MR2, etc. on the practical side, civic, corolla, Hi-Lux/Tacoma, tundra, etc. etc.

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ChicaneShooterChicaneShooter - 5/1/2008 10:23:36 AM
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flag burner? HAH!

only a person who LOVES HIS COUNTRY to the degree i do, would want to PURGE IT of its ugliest and most undesireable elements and characteristics.

you prob'ly actually believe Dubya's BS about "why they hate us." i go to the trouble of learning the ACTUAL HISTORIES that are the bases of the REAL "whys." it INCLUDES xenophobic and racist attitudes like yours.


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ChicaneShooterChicaneShooter - 5/1/2008 10:30:58 AM
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if THOSE are 'second rate,' then all the detroit equivalents are 3rd or 4th rate.

the euro equivalents would be the only "first rate" in their respective classes, but at a cost of 150 - 300% more.

you wanna list what YOU consider the best of detroit?


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_43LE_43LE - 5/1/2008 10:57:43 AM
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Wow, this evilm troll is really brutal, we'll see how long she lasts.

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ChicaneShooterChicaneShooter - 5/1/2008 10:38:31 AM
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for anyone that mite be interested, there is a parallel discussion on this very same subject at the MotorTrend forum:

http://forums.motortrend.com/70/6730191/the-general-forum/toyota-camry-hybrid-outselling-v6-powered-camrys/page3.html#6700568

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_43LE_43LE - 5/1/2008 1:10:24 PM
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Show me an article that places any of these 1st ahead of the import competition. I am curious to know me dear.

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ChicaneShooterChicaneShooter - 5/4/2008 5:13:31 AM
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this is a list of MEDIOCRE vehicles. i 'spose to a low level mentality like evilm, even such mediocrity SEEMS 'excellent.'

the ONE truly world class vehicle gm makes, is the corvette. and evilm does not even list it. (and the corvette was OUTSHONE by the Turbo Supra, before the latter was discontinued.)



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_43LE_43LE - 5/1/2008 1:13:02 PM
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So me, with a grad school education, that is gainfully employed, trying to keep our economy going and keeping us competitive are destroying the US? evilm, what do you do, how are you improving things?

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_43LE_43LE - 5/1/2008 4:44:13 PM
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I don't talk like I'm educated...LOL! Let's just say that most people here would probably listen to me before they listen to you.

Why do you have to show me an article? Because when a MAN makes a statement, he'd better be able to back it up for sake of credibility. So, I take it you can't show me an article because you are not credible.

I fully believe that the US is capable of producing quality manufactured goods, so are the Japanese, so are the Germans. Back to the original reason for me writing, showing racism towards one group is wrong. Always was, always will be.

You still did not answer my question, how are you making our world better?

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ChicaneShooterChicaneShooter - 5/3/2008 3:37:13 AM
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right on, Boss!

most americans, propagandized by our mass media (which = mass deception), have NO IDEA how most others on the planet see us.

they don't hate us as individuals (except for the occasional ignorant, arrogant assholes they may encounter). but they DO HATE what our gov't and multinationals DO TO their countries.

as i said before, "...a person who LOVES HIS COUNTRY ... would want to PURGE IT of its ugliest and most undesireable elements."

on the macro level, that means monkey minds like evilm.

with respect to the BIG PICTURE, it means ensuring we NEVER AGAIN allow loose cannons like Cheney and his lap dog Dubya decide our foreign policies.
(which only BREED MORE terrorists. while also "justifying" our "Homeland INsecurity" making this country resemble the old Soviet Union, or even Nazi Germany! all the time, helping their cronies get ever richer off american taxpayers and consumers.)





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huu76huu76 - 5/4/2008 3:57:51 PM
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evilm and chicane,
You both represent what's wrong with the US. One is clinging onto past glories and won't look at their own shortcomings while the other is too trusting.

The US and China should just have it out to remind everyone the true cost of everday low prices. You don't seriously think terrorist are intelligent enough to think on their own do you? They're just cannon fodder to be exploited.
What the world fears the most is an isolationist N.America. No access for VISA students/operatives, no trade, no reason to hate them (aside from envy). Allies would be scared for their security while enemies could be indiscriminately vaporized since "root" causes would no longer be a viable liberal/European excuse and no fear of economic fallout.

Oh yeah, we also have unlimited resources.

Anyway, you guys forgot about the Viper, Mustang and Crown Vic as good american cars.

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huu76huu76 - 5/4/2008 3:59:30 PM
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The Camry-hybrid is really tempting as a next car, although I really want to know how good the next generation hybrid system will be and what models it will appear in.

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