Toyota hybrids

ofcork

Yeah 42950 ex dealer delivery for platinum spec.

vectra

ofcork wrote: »

Yeah 42950 ex dealer delivery for platinum spec.

Could be a nice car.
I have never driven a Hybrid and apparently the Camry wont be available to test drive until April.
I suppose a drive in the Rav4 might give me an idea.

ofcork

Couple of guys at work have lexus an IS250 and an RX450 and highly rate them although that CVT box is marmite yeah the rav would give a feel for it.

vectra

ofcork wrote: »

Couple of guys at work have lexus an IS250 and an RX450 and highly rate them although that CVT box is marmite yeah the rav would give a feel for it.

Yes,
The CVT box would be my main concern.

I drove a hybrid chr for 300+ miles. Mainly motorway with some rural roads too and some stuck in traffic stuff.
I was very impressed but I wouldn't be a spirited driver. I found the CVT grand TBH.

ofcork

@vectra what's the verdict?

vectra

ofcork wrote: »

@vectra what's the verdict?

Didn't go.
I chickened out.

vectra

ofcork wrote: »

@vectra what's the verdict?

vectra wrote: »

Didn't go.
I chickened out.

Will definitely go to Hornibrooks in Lismore on their open day.

ofcork

Looked at the corolla hybrid parked up in lehanes today Luna sport looks good in red with black roof lower spec in navy not so good.

ofcork

Corolla

Charlie-Bravo

ofcork wrote: »

Looked at the corolla hybrid parked up in lehanes today Luna sport looks good in red with black roof lower spec in navy not so good.

Agreed, the lower spec car looks really cheap and plasticy. I'd aim high and go for the Sole as it is lovely.

If I had to choose a Corolla, it'd be the Tourer in Sol trim, but the front of the saloon looks nicer than the Hatch/Tourer.

ofcork

Who puts the badges on the cars one corolla had the Luna sport badge over the word corolla the other had it over the word hybrid on the other side of the hatch.

Old diesel

ofcork wrote: »

Who puts the badges on the cars one corolla had the Luna sport badge over the word corolla the other had it over the word hybrid on the other side of the hatch.

That's madness - hardly inspires confidence

zilog_jones

ofcork wrote: »

Who puts the badges on the cars one corolla had the Luna sport badge over the word corolla the other had it over the word hybrid on the other side of the hatch.

The dealers, as far as I know. You'd think they'd make some template or something, not that hard to keep these things consistent :rolleyes:

Old diesel

zilog_jones wrote: »

The dealers, as far as I know. You'd think they'd make some template or something, not that hard to keep these things consistent :rolleyes:

Where did the Terra, Luna etc idea come from originally.

I know it started with the E11 Corolla and the Mk 1 Avensis but was it just a local Toyota Ireland idea.

The only logic I can see is to stop people comparing a UK spec with a direct Irish equivalent.*

For example in the old days a Carina II 1.6 GL would have electric windows and Sunroof in UK spec but not in Irish spec.

However if we call a Corolla a Luna in Ireland and something else in UK - it's hard for a buyer to figure out the UK equivalent of a Luna.

*I may be answering my own question

zilog_jones

The Latin trim levels are not exclusive to Ireland, I think they're used in Italy and probably a few other countries.

It's usually a case of the UK distributors wanting to do something different, whereas we follow what's normal in the rest of Europe.

One obscure example: The estate version of the Skoda Favorit was called the "Forman" everywhere (including Ireland) except for the UK, where it was the "Favorit Estate".

A more obvious example: Opel vs. Vauxhall, post-1980 or so.

zilog_jones

zilog_jones wrote: »

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A more obvious example: Opel vs. Vauxhall, post-1980 or so.

In that particular case preserving the link to Vauxhall Iron Work for British customers was the motivation, it made sense too to be fair
It is of course them doing something totally different to other markets too as you point out.