Auris hybrid more advanced than the Prius

The Toyota Prius hybrid is a great car, but the Auris hybrid might even be better, at least the hybrid powertrain powering it could be.Better than the Prius?

At the Frankfurt Auto Show there will be a good bit of hype around Toyota’s plug-in Prius. However, there might be even more hype around the new Auris hybrid vehicle.

Unlike the Toyota Prius, the Auris hybrid will be based on Toyota’s first HSD Full hybrid technology that enables the Auris to run solely on electric power, gasoline or a combination of the two. Likewise, according to early reports, the Auris hybrid will then be able to use the engine as a generator to recharge the batteries, or to power the Toyota’s latest hybrid offering.

Expect more details in the next few weeks.