Yaris Hybride from Lexus

[Franck_Qc]

The future Hybrid Yaris will be a Lexus LF-CH ???

http://www.clublexus.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=121754&stc=1&d=1207103975

[voodoo22]

I've been hearing the Lexus hybrid is supposed to be bigger and more powerful than the Prius. I think this is probably a photoshop.

[bobselectric]

Oh crap- where am I gonna get those badges?

[Bob_VT]

There has been a long time rumor of a re-badged Prius going to be a Lexus and almost 10 grand added to the price....... no thanks.

[tuckevalastin]

From what I understand that image is just a photoshop guess made because a Lexus spokesperson said it would be a compact hybrid based on a current platform. I doubt the Yaris would move up to Lexus but I wouldn't be surprised to see it move over to Scion.

[Treyz]

Sice we're on the subject ... is there an Acura that is a Civic 4dr (last generation, not the one thats out now) rebadged and has different tails? Could have sword I saw one yesterday.

Update ... OK so doing some google searching. It was a Canadian car which is in fact a civic. It was the Acura EL ...

http://chrischen.ca/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/acura_el.jpg

http://www.transformspoilers.com/catalog/images/ACURA-EL2001.jpg


Not a Hybrid, but an entry level car with some slight changes opposed to it's Honda badging. It was replaced with the CSX for the new generation (now) which again is a Civic with slight differences.

Why Does Canada get all the better stuff than the US?

So seeing that they have done it, I wouldn't be surprised if Toyota did the same thing. Maybe not necessarily a hybrid, but a new entry level car to keep the costs down and have younger people buy them. Only thing is that will it contradict with the Scion xD?

[IllusionX]

the CSX is actually a JDM civic with a left hand steering wheel.

http://www.honda.co.jp/CIVIC/webcatalogue/style/index.html

http://images.google.ca/images?q=acura+CSX&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&resnum=1&ct=title

the EL/CSX is actually just a luxury version of the Civic EX/SI. Comes with leather, moonroof, rear disc brakes and the bigger engine...

[Bullet120]

I remember this popping up on April Fool's Day this year. Was very intriguing, however.

[stuffy]

Why Does Canada get all the better stuff than the US?

generally, canadians are more into smaller cars than americans so you might find a wider range in compact and subcompacts here compared to the u.s.,

but this isn't always true because we are just now going to be getting scions.

[ChinoCharles]

If they made the sedan like that... Lexus badged and hybrid... that would undoubtedly be my next car.