The Toyota Camry Hybrid—which combines comfort, reliability and good fuel economy—is the second best selling hybrid in 2008. We had an opportunity to drive the 2009 model to get first-hand experience with the drivability and fuel consumption of this carryover sedan.
Automakers took a beating in March as the new vehicle market took a 12 percent dip since February. There was a continuation of the major shift toward smaller vehicles and smaller engines. And the most striking evidence of changes in the marketplace: The Camry Hybrid outsold the Camry powered by a V6 gas engine.
In Toyota's 2006 Super Bowl television ad, an Hispanic father explains how the hybrid car switches between gas and electric power. The son compares it to the way his father can switch between English and Spanish. In the Super Bowl TV commercial, the father explains that he learned English, and bought a hybrid, for his son's future.
