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Old 10-27-2013, 03:39 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by RedDevil View Post
It has to be a Toyota, right?
Otherwise I'd say wait for the 2014 Honda Fit hybrid. It claims 86 mpg even though its power and acceleration put current hybrids to shame. The Atkinson cycle engine and separate electric motor paired to a double clutch gearbox, allowing them to operate different gears at the same time makes for that. If I could only put all of that in my Insight
See this.
That's a badass system from an engineering standpoint. Would absolutely love to play with that.
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