Toyota A-BAT

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The Toyota A-BAT is a concept truck revealed on 27 December, 2007 and manufactured by Toyota.cite web |url=http://www.autoblog.com/2007/12/27/detroit-08-preview-toyota-a-bat-concept-hybrid-pickup/ |title=Toyota A-BAT hybrid pickup concept |accessdate=2007-12-28 |last=Abuelsamid |first=Sam |date=2007-12-27 |format=HTML |work=Autoblog |publisher=Weblogs, Inc. |language=English] cite web |url=http://jalopnik.com/338248/detroit-auto-show-toyota-reveals-new-honda-ridgeline-calls-it-the-a+bat-concept-hybrid-truck |title=Toyota Reveals New Honda Ridgeline, Calls it the A-BAT Concept Hybrid Truck |accessdate=2007-12-28 |last=Wert |first=Ray |date=2007-12-27 |format=HTML |work=Jalopnik |publisher=Gawker Media |language=English] The A-BAT is the first Toyota to have a mid-gate allowing cargo longer than the standard four-foot bed to extend into the cab. Power for the A-BAT comes from Toyota's Hybrid Synergy Drive mated to a four-cylinder engine. The A-BAT officially debuts at the 2008 North American International Auto Show in Detroit.

The concept truck is similar in size to Toyota's compact SUV, the RAV-4. The A-BAT measures 181.3 inches in length [http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/13/detroit-2008-toyota-a-bat-concept-revealed-after-dark/] , while the RAV-4 measures 181.1 inches [http://www.edmunds.com/new/2008/toyota/rav4/100920101/specs.html] . It can also seat up to four people.

On September 22, the website PickupTrucks.com indicated that Toyota had confirmed that some form of the Toyota A-BAT would see production, barring unforeseen production costs. The article also stated that Toyota had canceled production of a Tundra diesel truck. Although Toyota later denied official confirmation of the Tundra's cancellation, no mention was made denying the statement regarding the A-BAT. Sources say that a production version of the concept will likely have a four-cylinder engine as an option, as well as a four-cylinder hybrid engine. [http://www.pickuptrucks.com/html/news/toyota/future/sources-say-toyota-abat-a-go-tundra-diesel-shelved.html]

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