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Old 04-18-2006, 03:27 PM
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Default Re: I think Toyota is getting this one right (Camry Hybrid)

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Originally Posted by Adelwyn
I dunno, I got my '04 HCH1 new for 21k. What are the 06 HCH going for? Maybe it's suppose to lure the Accord hybrid drivers?
I didn't elaborate very well on what I meant. Recently if you wanted a larger hybrid sedan than a Prius/Civic you had to go all the way to the Accord. The price difference between the HCH and HAH was significant - ~$21K and ~32-33K IIRC. That's a big jump. I'm guessing that folks who wanted a Camry/Accord sized hybrid but didn't want to pay that much only had the Civic/Prius to appeal to. Now there's something that fits very nicely in the middle. So I think you'll get a lot of folks who wanted an HAH sized vehicle but didn't want the price and were going to settle on a Civic/Prius, or your going to get folks who had their eye on a Prius/Civic but for ~4K more could get one size up. I suppose it will attract from both ends. It does, however, address the huge price gap between HCH and HAH. I expect it to be popular.

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