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Old 11-13-2012, 01:07 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by serialk11r View Post
How in the world is this a copy of the Toyota system? The Toyota system has a power split transmission, this has a normal transmission. All they've done is add an extra clutch (and some more gears).
OK, what I meant was that it's copying the BEHAVIOR of the Toyota system: it's an automatic and has the inefficient electric-only mode.

As for why Honda doesn't sell more, I think that has more to do with the fact that they didn't manage to create a dedicated image brand like the Prius. Even the other day, my neighbor was asking me how my "Prius" was holding up. (It's a 1st-gen Insight, which I've only had for about 8 years now.)
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