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Toyota, Honda Top Online Car Searches
Toyotas Dominate March List
POSTED: 8:40 am EDT April 11,
2008
UPDATED: 9:35 am EDT April 11,
2008
With gas prices again hitting record highs, the number of shoppers searching for hybrids and other fuel-efficient vehicles has gone up.According to Cars.com's monthly Consumer Search Index, the Prius is among four Toyotas in the list of top 10 most-searched new cars on the site.Compared to other vehicle segments, hybrids and fuel-efficient cars also saw the greatest search increases in March. The top three movers -- the Prius, Honda Civic Hybrid and Toyota Camry Hybrid -- all saw month-over-month search increases of more than 40 percent.
"With gas prices (more than) $3.30 a gallon on average nationwide, consumers are taking a close look at fuel-efficient options," said Cars.com editor in chief Patrick Olsen. "The Toyota Prius is obviously the hybrid that gets the most attention, since it gets the best mileage for a hybrid, but consumers are starting to discover that there are now a dozen or so new hybrid cars and SUVs that are worth exploring. There are also plenty of gas-only cars capable of getting 30 miles a gallon."New Cars With Largest Increase In Searches For March
- Toyota Prius, 63 percent
- Honda Civic Hybrid, 57 percent
- Toyota Camry Hybrid, 41 percent
- Honda Fit, 30 percent
- Hyundai Sonata, 25 percent
- Toyota Yaris, 23 percent
- Toyota Corolla, 15 percent
- Honda Civic, 14 percent
- Ford Focus, 11 percent
- Volkswagen Jetta, 10 percent
- Honda Accord
- Honda Civic
- Toyota Corolla
- Toyota Camry
- Toyota Prius
- Nissan Altima
- Ford Mustang
- Honda CR-V
- Toyota RAV4
- Toyota Yaris
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