Toyota announces first hybrid flex-fuel car production in Brazil

The new hybrid and Flex-powered Corolla will be produced at Toyota's factory in Indaiatuba, in the interior of the state of São Paulo, Brazil.

The model will be the first hybrid and flex-fuel car on the planet. According to the Japanese automaker, the new car will be "the cleanest hybrid in the world" because it will be able to run on ethanol. However, the company has not yet disclosed what the emission levels of the car will be when it is running on ethanol.

According to Toyota do Brasil, the flex hybrid, when fueled with ethanol, will have one of the highest potential CO2 emission reductions.

The new sedan will be bigger than the current one. It will have 2.70 meters of inter-axle distance, 4.64 meters long, 1.78 meters wide and 1.43 meters high.