Toyota to create hybrid sport cars?
Toyota is considering adding a hybrid powered sports car in the near future, though specifics were not announced. Already Porsche has announced interest in developing a hybrid version of its Cayenne, in partnership with Toyota. (AutomotiveNews)
Labels: Hybrid Vehicles, toyota
posted by Dahcredyns at
7:32 AM
2 Comments:
I agree that hybrid sports cars hold great potential.
On the other hand, there isn't any reason we shouldn't demand more from the non-hybrids. There is this dumb expectation in the US that a Mustang or Corvette must be a V8. That's taken as a religious posistion, without looking at the specs.
I happened to look for figures on the Lotus Elise .. and found that it does a smoking 4.9 sec 0-60, while getting 26/38 mpg:
http://www.puresportscar.com/specs.php
I think that is a good argument that the non-hybrid sports cars can do much better than they now do. So let's build hybrids, and better conventional sports cars.
I couldn't agree more that conventional technology should strive for efficiency as part of its performance equation.
The Lotus Elise, similar to hybrids, make you realize 'it' can be done better.
Nonetheless, I think hybrid sports cars offer more potential than conventional sports cars, but not until hybrid batteries better develop.
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