Toyota Prius Hybrid Car is Japan Car of the Year

As most of us know, Hybrid cars are at last being recognized and having overwhelming success. The save the environment attitude, and the even more shared view of the save the money attitude, has made such cars hugely popular. While this can be said for many countries, no one can beat out Japan’s love of these cars. The Honda Insight was a pretty big deal last May, when it was reported as the first hybrid to be ranked as the best selling car in Japan. Toyota has its own hybrid, the Prius, which is doing very well the whole world over.

Toyota has now put out word that their new Toyota Prius Hybrid car was voted as the Japan Car of the Year during the Tokyo Motor Show. This is very exciting news, as huge industry experts as well as a panel of very illustrious auto journalists took part in the voting. What more of an honor could they ask for? Not to mention the publicity that this honor has given them. According to Toyota, their new car not only provides lower emissions, but better fuel efficiency when using the full hybrid powertrain.

Over thirty-one-thousand Priuses were sold in Japan back in September of this year, and it remains in its spot as top selling car, as it has been for the past five months in a row. Talk about Japan loving its fuel efficiency, eco-friendly cars! Astoundingly, it made up almost eleven percent of the entire new car market. Japan is not the only country to fall in love with this car, though. The United Kingdom also enjoys the style and convenience of the car. One can only hope that Americans, too, will fall in love with such a money and energy saving car.