Some good news for Oppo

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06/10/2015 at 13:20 • Filed to: None

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There’s a new Toyota RAV4 Hybrid coming in 2016. You can read more about it in this !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!

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(Image from same motortrend.com article)


DISCUSSION (10)


Kinja'd!!! Alex B > BrownMiataDieselWagon
06/10/2015 at 13:23

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It seemed like a no-brainer for Toyota to do this. It actually looks pretty cool (as far as the front fascia).


Kinja'd!!! RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > BrownMiataDieselWagon
06/10/2015 at 13:26

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Let’s get the word of the day from Korben Dallas. Tell me my man, are you impressed with the RAV4 Hybrid?

Thrilled.


Kinja'd!!! The Dummy Gummy > BrownMiataDieselWagon
06/10/2015 at 13:29

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How is a hyprid SUV good news ever? haha My instant thought was “cool another slow ass behemoth on the road.”


Kinja'd!!! BrownMiataDieselWagon > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
06/10/2015 at 13:30

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Kinja'd!!! AthomSfere > BrownMiataDieselWagon
06/10/2015 at 13:34

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Why is it good news?


Kinja'd!!! BrownMiataDieselWagon > AthomSfere
06/10/2015 at 13:39

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It’s supposedly much better than the old one. Also, I think Toyota will be able to sell a lot of these.


Kinja'd!!! AthomSfere > BrownMiataDieselWagon
06/10/2015 at 13:41

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But economy SUV, what’s the point? Even if its the best one yet, its still only the best turd so far. Am I missing something about why you would want something in this class / sector of the market at all?


Kinja'd!!! BrownMiataDieselWagon > Alex B
06/10/2015 at 13:58

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EDIT: Wrong reply haha

But I agree, much better than the Lexus NX fish-grille thing


Kinja'd!!! BrownMiataDieselWagon > AthomSfere
06/10/2015 at 13:59

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Most people on Oppo don’t care about this, but I think it’s really exciting news. Better fuel efficiency is always a good thing. Not only that, this could be a high volume seller that brings in a lot of profit that they can spend on R&D on other projects (i.e. sports cars), as well as raising Toyota’s CAFE which will give them more freedom to even consider these projects in the first place. With these profits, they may also choose to further develop their hybrid and plug-in technology.

The above is my prediction that the RAV4 Hybrid is a success. But if this car performs poorly on the market, it will signal to corporate that car buyers are simply not interested in hybrid SUVs, or “turds” as you call them. Thus, funds for future projects will most likely be diverted to updating Toyota’s other preexisting hybrid models.

It’s a win-win for car enthusiasts.


Kinja'd!!! Brickman > BrownMiataDieselWagon
06/10/2015 at 14:16

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Yay! Back over motorcyclist while saving gas :P