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Originally Posted by Mako
Just saying that anyone thinking the Hybrid will be cheaper to operate needs to do the numbers, and after 4 years when the warranty is over, I would really worry about that electric motor/battery
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Yeah. The ActiveHybrid is a CAFE sop, nothing more. I don't think they really expect anyone to buy it, or to care that it exists. That's not to say that it's not a great engineering exercise; I'm sure the technology used here will be implemented in mainstream models later. But the market niche for people who want to spend lots more money to get a 300lb heavier 'sport sedan' in order to get a slight improvement in mileage and a big decrease in vehicle dynamics is... miniscule.
This car is all about what they can learn from it and apply to future models.