LMAO: Scott Burgess on Hybrids
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Re: LMAO: Scott Burgess on Hybrids
Geez, Bob, could you have picked a more deserving target? Scott is writing for Detroit News, an area that still hasn't adapted to the change of shifting economies of vehicle manufacturing. Scott Burgess must be walking a tightrope, trying to be relevant while not offending a readership that harbors a resentment to foreign imports.
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Re: LMAO: Scott Burgess on Hybrids
If anything, the highway EPA number for the hybrid Camry is understated. I got a solid 41 MPG on a recent interstate trek, and that was on a moderately hilly drive at 75 miles per hour.
Plus, the "payback" crowd doesn't have much to complain about with the Camry, since it's actually a bit cheaper than a comparably equipped V6 XLE. ... Ryan
Plus, the "payback" crowd doesn't have much to complain about with the Camry, since it's actually a bit cheaper than a comparably equipped V6 XLE. ... Ryan
I have this pet theory that the hybrids (all of them) reward smoothness and planning more that comventional cars do in 'normal' driving. I know that if I drive my wife's Subaru using precisely the same technique (insofar as practicle) as in the TCH, and over the same course, I cannot acheive anthing near the same mileage even though the powerplant sizes and vehicle weights are very close. The tradeoff, I think, is that when we use the full extent of the power at our command in a hybrid, then FE suffers somewhat and operating cost goes up to be the same as a conventianal car, or maybe even a little higher.