Toyota Prius

I have ordered my Toyota Prius, but it's not available until another month. I never thought I would feel this way about a car; this is worse than being 7 years old and waiting for Christmas Eve in November!

While I'm waiting, I read everything I can about the car, about Toyota and about Lean.

Prius, which apparently is Prii in plural:

• The Birth of the Prius.
• The Prius owners group.
• The Prius isn't the only hybrid around. Here's an average owner's Camry experience.
• The Lexus, however, is way out of my reach.
• Some of the hypermiling tricks are too extreme for me.
• See how it works in the Tech Center. Also look at this cool, interactive animation of the PSD.
• Toyota Hybrid System THS II.
• A feature article on the '04 model.
• An article on the 2007 Toyota Prius Touring Edition. It's a shame that the auto-dimming rear view mirror is not available here in Norway.
  

Apparently, Toyota errs too:

• My Bitchin', Toyota. From LeanBlog
• From This Is Broken: Prius shifter. I have test driven the Prius, and don't find the shifter problematic at all. Neither did I order the GPS, so I won't share the experience of one of the commenters.
• And that reverse beeper, loud and interior only. What were they thinking? I know the first thing I'll do. I just hope it will work on my model, as it will not be a North American one.

Toyota and Lean:

• Norwegian pages: Fenomenet Toyota - del 1, 2, 3.
• And a Swedish one: Nästa stora trend: "lean" produktutveckling.
• Yes, Gimme ultra-caps.

This and that:

• www.gembapantarei.com
• Japanese Management in the Global Economy

Heavy stuff:

• I tried to follow until the equations arrived: Development of Traction Drive Motors for the Toyota Hybrid System.