Toyota’s hybrid products are extremely fuel-efficient compared to traditional engines. Along with less CO2 exhaust, these cars offer smooth experiences and quiet operations.

Energy-efficiency

The first advantage of Toyota hybrid cars is the ability to save fuel significantly compared to traditional gasoline and diesel engines.

Statistics from Toyota show that hybrid cars can save 30-50% fuel compared to traditional engines. The company announced that the Corolla Cross HV has an average consumption of 4.2L/100 km, lower than some 1.0 or 1.2 engine class A models.

To verify the reality with traffic conditions in Vietnam, Hanoi University of Science and Technology has compared fuel consumption between Corolla Cross 1.8V petrol engine and its 1.8HV version using hybrid engine. Accordingly, when the car moves during rush hour in Hanoi, the 1.8V has a consumption of 10.2 liters per 100 km. This figure in the 1.8HV version is 5.6 liters, saving over 45.5% of fuel. On the highway, the 1.8HV saves more than 18.4%.

On average, in mixed road conditions, the 1.8V version consumes 11.2 liters per 100 km. The 1.8HV version consumes 4.7 liters per 100 km, 57.4% more efficient compared to 1.8V.

With the test of measuring, in the street conditions of Hanoi, 1.8HV reached 115g CO2 per km. The 1.8V version emits 269g CO2 per km. On the highway, these two versions output 112g and 137g, respectively.

From the measured results, Toyota’s hybrid clearly shows the ability to save fuel and reduce CO2 emissions to the environment compared to traditional engines.

Smooth driving experience, quiet cabin

Toyota hybrid cars also give a different driving feeling compared to traditional engines, when harmonizing two seemingly opposing sides in the auto industry: fuel economy and powerful performance.

On the Corolla Cross 1.8HV, the vehicle can automatically select the power source to operate in the most optimal way. When departing, the electric motor (if the battery is still available) will be activated at low speed, making a noticeable difference as there is neither ignition nor engine sound echoing into the cabin.

When accelerating, both the electric motor and the gasoline engine will combine flexibly. If the electric motor runs out of battery, the gasoline engine will work to charge the battery pack. In the event of braking, deceleration or downhill travel, the generator is activated to charge this energy into the battery. This is the self-charging feature of the Corolla Cross, eliminating the need for an external charger.

The flexible combination of gasoline – electric engines provides a more enjoyable driving experience on the Corolla Cross. Pure electric driving mode helps the car operate smoothly and quietly. This creates a rather interesting experience when users commute in the early morning or late at night, in a densely populated area or in a parking garage.

No need for supporting infrastructures

Thanks to intelligent self-charging technology and utilizing excess energy from braking and deceleration processes, Toyota hybrid cars in Vietnam do not require separate infrastructure development such as electric charging stations.

In the United States, for example, to promote the development of electric vehicles, President Joe Biden last year announced a plan to spend $ 7.5 billion on developing a system of charging stations throughout the country. Currently, Tesla owns more than 3,000 super-fast charging stations around the world, including about 30,000 super-fast charging ports (Supercharger Level 3). Each of these ports cost about $50,000, according to JDPower, not including lower-level charging ports. These are all far-fetched numbers, at least in the near future for Vietnam.

Leading safety technology

Both current Toyota hybrid models in Vietnam, the Corolla Cross 1.8HV and the Camry 2.5HV, possess the leading safety technologies of the Japanese company, including the TNGA platform and the TSS (Toyota Safety Sense) safety package.

TNGA (Toyota New Global Architecture) is a modular chassis platform, redesigned by the Japanese company for the entire transmission and chassis with three main goals: flexibility, stability, and improved visibility. This platform is considered by the Japanese company to be a revolution thanks to its flexibility, variable length, width, and height to develop many different models, thereby reducing product costs to users.

On the Camry 2022, the TNGA platform helps the car have a low center of gravity, promising better traction, limiting the impact of twisting the body, and improving the driving feeling. This is the premise to help the brand develop a suspension system capable of improving the comfort of the occupants. In order to improve visibility, the front seats have a lower dashboard, higher windows and a more compact A-pillar design than before.

In addition, Toyota’s hybrid cars in Vietnam are also equipped with the TSS safety technology package and is added many driver assistance technologies such as BSM blind spot warning, rear cross-traffic alert RCTA…

When the future of electric cars is rather unclear in Vietnam due to many factors, hybrid is a worthy choice for users with a need for fuel-efficient and environmentally friendly cars. Currently, hybrid technology is available on the most advanced versions of the Corolla Cross and Camry. The selling price of Corolla Cross 1.8HV and Camry 2.5HV are 910 million and 1.441 billion VND, respectively.

Source: vnexpress.net