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AN, come on you should know this since you’re a car buff. Some of those hybrids you know aren’t there to improve fuel economy..They’re there to boost power.
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I know, all I was trying to say is, there are more hybrid cars than just the Prius. I don’t buy into the whole hybrid fad. The amount of money you save in gas between a hybrid and the same model w/out battery is so minimal that you need 5-7 years to break even from the premium you have to pay. There have been test done on Top Gear that have the latest M3 follow a Prius around the track and the Prius have to go as fast as it can. At the end, the Prius yield 17MPG and the M3 yielded 19MPG. It just shows that driving style makes a big difference too.
I agree that hybrid as a mean to increase more power is just stupid, expensive, and inefficient. We already have forced induction for that. But Toyota is milking the hybrid fad as much as they can, and I don’t blame them. The general American public are gullible and image conscious.
