Most (least) Cost Effective Hybrids

[Ktulu]

http://money.cnn.com/galleries...brids_that_pay//2.html

1. Toyota Prius
2. Chevy Malibu Hybrid
3. Toyota Camry Hybrid
4. Ford Escape Hybrid
5. Saturn Vue Greenline
6. Mercury Mariner Hybrid
7. Honda Civic Hybrid
8. Nissan Altima Hybrid
9. Saturn Aura Greenline
10. Lexus GS450h
11. Lexus RX400h
12. Toyota Highlander Hybrid
13. Lexus LS600h L (ROFL - Time to recoup premium in fuel savings alone: 3,771 years)

Too bad they didn't include the Tahoe and Yukon Hybrids, I wonder where they'd fit in this list.

 

[senseamp]

BS because they compared Prius to a Camry LE 4 cylinder, when it is basically riding on a platform similar to Matrix. Tiny wheels, no IRS, narrow width. So the real hybrid premium for Prius is closer to 5K than 2.5K over a car like Prius would go for if it wasn't a hybrid. Don't tell me you'd pay $20K for a non hybrid Prius. So that would put its time to repay the premium to about 8 years.

 

[Ns1]

I think the nissan altima hybrid should be bumped up a bit, since it still has the full 2400ish tax credit

 

[ElFenix]

that is the ugliest lexus rx i have ever seen. and none of them are pretty, so that is saying something.