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Old 10-28-2009, 10:55 PM   #14 (permalink)
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I was wondering how those mild hybrids were selling, after all it seems some of the models only gain about 2 miles per gallon. Golly-Gee, imagine paying extra $$ to gain two whole miles per gallon. I think there comes a limit to these things... I just thought maybe they could get a few more out of a jeep, thats all. What do I know.
I liked the idea of "porting" the Saturn Aura mild-hybrid drivetrain into an Ion. Get it into a compact car and see what happens. At least you get auto stop/start for free, which is what I think BMW is tauting in some of their Efficient Dyamics car designs.

Not worth it, but intriguing nonetheless.

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