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Originally Posted by GreenHornet
I suppose some general specs need to be assumed first before one can make a good informed decision. So here goes some rough specs and feel free to add to them.
#1. 100/130 mpg City/Highway Combined mpg = 115mpg
#2. 100mph Top Speed
#3. Fuel Capacity 12 gal diesel tank for 1,200 mi Range or better
#4. Electric only range = 30-40 mi
#5. 0-60mph = 12 sec
#6. Seats 2 side by side
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The specs you list are pretty much on target for me. Definitely like the idea of a PHEV with an e-only range that will take care of most (if not all) of the local errand-running, plus the ICE which will allow me to take the long trips I typically take once or twice a month.
Only trouble is that I'm not a "new car buyer". Had the XL1 made it stateside, I would have been tempted but in the end I know I would not have bought it new... not at $50K+! Maybe used, but chances are that in the limited numbers they would have been available, the used price would not have come down by much.
If a car were to come out meeting the specs you mention at the price of ~$25,000, I'd probably wait & see how it does in the "real world", and if it does OK, then I might look into getting a used one.