Toyota Plans to Boost Hybrid Line by Selling Gasoline-Electric Pickup

[NFS4]

Move out da way

 

[mwmorph]

im just waiting for the first hybrid sports car. V6+improved acceleration with the electric engine to help out=awsome.

 

[mb]

Originally posted by: mwmorph
im just waiting for the first hybrid sports car. V6+improved acceleration with the electric engine to help out=awsome.

Instant low end torque = :thumbsup:

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: supafly

Originally posted by: mwmorph
im just waiting for the first hybrid sports car. V6+improved acceleration with the electric engine to help out=awsome.

Instant low end torque = :thumbsup:

That rules out Honduh:laugh:

 

[CrackRabbit]

I can't imagine that the hybrid trucks would do much good at towing or hauling heavy items without some seriously beefed up electric motors in the wheels.

 

[geno]

Originally posted by: NFS4

Originally posted by: supafly

Originally posted by: mwmorph
im just waiting for the first hybrid sports car. V6+improved acceleration with the electric engine to help out=awsome.

Instant low end torque = :thumbsup:

That rules out Honduh:laugh:

Ferraris lowest offering don't have much low end torque, yet anyone would take a Modena, right?

 

[Gibson486]

Originally posted by: NFS4

Originally posted by: supafly

Originally posted by: mwmorph
im just waiting for the first hybrid sports car. V6+improved acceleration with the electric engine to help out=awsome.

Instant low end torque = :thumbsup:

That rules out Honduh:laugh:

NSF4, I drove a 2004 Civic today. You're right. Those things have absolutley no balls. A new born baby boy has balls than a Honda Civic.

That said, it's not a bad highway car.

 

[Howard]

Originally posted by: CrackRabbit
I can't imagine that the hybrid trucks would do much good at towing or hauling heavy items without some seriously beefed up electric motors in the wheels.

Many locomotives use a hybrid diesel-electric drive system.

 

[eelw]

Originally posted by: mwmorph
im just waiting for the first hybrid sports car. V6+improved acceleration with the electric engine to help out=awsome.

There were plans to release a Hybrid NSX about 4 years ago. What came of it, no idea.

 

[EmperorIQ]

the truck looks ugly though =(

I hope this changes.

 

[mwmorph]

Originally posted by: eelw

Originally posted by: mwmorph
im just waiting for the first hybrid sports car. V6+improved acceleration with the electric engine to help out=awsome.

There were plans to release a Hybrid NSX about 4 years ago. What came of it, no idea.

they scrapped it after they figured out they cant deliver +200mph, 0-60 in aroun 4.5 and 30mpg, and the NSX line was going to die anyway(too damn expensive, i still remember when it cost roughly 1/2 as much new).

 

[Ronstang]

Originally posted by: Howard

Originally posted by: CrackRabbit
I can't imagine that the hybrid trucks would do much good at towing or hauling heavy items without some seriously beefed up electric motors in the wheels.

Many locomotives use a hybrid diesel-electric drive system.

Actually all locomotives used in the US today use diesel generators to make electricity to power the electric motors that drive the wheels, I guess you could call it hybrid but it really isn't in the context they use the word for new cars since the combustion engine NEVER drives the wheels directly as they do in hybrid cars.

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: CrackRabbit
I can't imagine that the hybrid trucks would do much good at towing or hauling heavy items without some seriously beefed up electric motors in the wheels.

n00b.