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02-25-2008, 05:10 AM
Filed under: Concept Cars (http://www.autoblog.com/category/conceptcars/), Trucks/Pickups (http://www.autoblog.com/category/trucks/), Geneva Motor Show (http://www.autoblog.com/category/geneva-motor-show/), Crossovers/CUVs (http://www.autoblog.com/category/crossovers-cuvs/), Toyota (http://www.autoblog.com/category/toyota/)
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/02/15_abat_concept_450-op.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/detroit-2008-toyota-a-bat-concept/554950/)
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Toyota A-BAT Concept.
The new CAFE standards are causing every automaker to rethink what vehicles will populate their lineups come 2020. Toyota's plan could include a production version of the A-BAT concept pickup (http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/13/detroit-2008-toyota-a-bat-concept-revealed-after-dark/) that was shown in Detroit and possibly some version of the Urban Cruiser (http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/13/geneva-08-preview-production-toyota-iq-urban-cruiser-revealed/) that's about to be unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show.
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/02/toy_urbancru_prod_250.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-toyota-urban-cruiser/639058/)Both models have the potential of lowering Toyota's emissions rating while simultaneously offering consumers the smaller vehicles they might crave in the future. Some version of the A-BAT seems plausible (http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/11/toyota-seriously-considering-a-bat-the-prius-of-pickups/), considering the hole left by other automakers for a purposeful light-duty truck. The Urban Cruiser, essentially a lifted Scion xD, seems like a bit of a stretch, but it could be a microscopic niche that other automakers have yet to exploit.
Gallery: Detroit 2008: Toyota A-BAT Concept (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/detroit-2008-toyota-a-bat-concept/)
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/01/55_abat_concept-1a_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/detroit-2008-toyota-a-bat-concept/566979/)http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/01/39_abat_concepta_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/detroit-2008-toyota-a-bat-concept/566941/)http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/01/58_abat_concept_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/detroit-2008-toyota-a-bat-concept/566939/)http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/01/59_abat_concept_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/detroit-2008-toyota-a-bat-concept/566938/)http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/01/60_abat_concept_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/detroit-2008-toyota-a-bat-concept/566936/)
Gallery: Detroit 2008: Toyota A-BAT Concept - Live Reveal (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/detroit-2008-toyota-a-bat-concept-reveal/)
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Click above for a high-res gallery of the Toyota A-BAT Concept.
The new CAFE standards are causing every automaker to rethink what vehicles will populate their lineups come 2020. Toyota's plan could include a production version of the A-BAT concept pickup (http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/13/detroit-2008-toyota-a-bat-concept-revealed-after-dark/) that was shown in Detroit and possibly some version of the Urban Cruiser (http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/13/geneva-08-preview-production-toyota-iq-urban-cruiser-revealed/) that's about to be unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show.
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/02/toy_urbancru_prod_250.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-toyota-urban-cruiser/639058/)Both models have the potential of lowering Toyota's emissions rating while simultaneously offering consumers the smaller vehicles they might crave in the future. Some version of the A-BAT seems plausible (http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/11/toyota-seriously-considering-a-bat-the-prius-of-pickups/), considering the hole left by other automakers for a purposeful light-duty truck. The Urban Cruiser, essentially a lifted Scion xD, seems like a bit of a stretch, but it could be a microscopic niche that other automakers have yet to exploit.
Gallery: Detroit 2008: Toyota A-BAT Concept (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/detroit-2008-toyota-a-bat-concept/)
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/01/55_abat_concept-1a_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/detroit-2008-toyota-a-bat-concept/566979/)http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/01/39_abat_concepta_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/detroit-2008-toyota-a-bat-concept/566941/)http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/01/58_abat_concept_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/detroit-2008-toyota-a-bat-concept/566939/)http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/01/59_abat_concept_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/detroit-2008-toyota-a-bat-concept/566938/)http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/01/60_abat_concept_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/detroit-2008-toyota-a-bat-concept/566936/)
Gallery: Detroit 2008: Toyota A-BAT Concept - Live Reveal (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/detroit-2008-toyota-a-bat-concept-reveal/)
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/01/toyota-a-bat-reveal-1280-1_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/detroit-2008-toyota-a-bat-concept-reveal/580997/)http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/01/toyota-a-bat-reveal-1280-10_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/detroit-2008-toyota-a-bat-concept-reveal/580990/)http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/01/toyota-a-bat-reveal-1280-11_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/detroit-2008-toyota-a-bat-concept-reveal/580983/)http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/01/toyota-a-bat-reveal-1280-12_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/detroit-2008-toyota-a-bat-concept-reveal/581003/)http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/01/toyota-a-bat-reveal-1280-13_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/detroit-2008-toyota-a-bat-concept-reveal/580989/)
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