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Originally Posted by Old Mechanic
Manufacturers use market data to make decisions about what to offer.
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Couldn't prove it by me. Seems more as though they decide to build particular models based on internal politics, then throw advertising money at the result until it sells. Or sometimes doesn't, as e.g. that retro-looking Chevy pickup thing.
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...compared to everything made from 2006 to the new 2013 models, the Insight is still number 1.
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I know. I own one. But it could have been even better - and mine is, thanks to a MIMA system :-)
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Climbing mountainous areas actually allows for better efficiency than flat land constant speed driving.
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Not if the stock control system depletes the battery in the first couple of thousand vertical feet, and then robs power from the engine to recharge the battery while climbing.