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Old 12-23-2017, 12:09 AM   #56 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by elhigh View Post
Ten years ago the second generation Prius was still relatively fresh and the jellybean shape was absolutely like nothing else and it and the tiny Insight were the only hybrids going. Now you're seeing more than mere lip service to aerodynamics even in full size trucks (hello active shutters, F-150) and hybrid models of even the bread and butter midsize sedans (Camry, Fusion, Accord).
IIRC there were other hybrids 10 years ago, but they weren't so appealing to the mainstream market. At least one example other than the Prius and some mild-hybrids, another one I remember is the Ford Escape Hybrid. OTOH it's quite surprising that the present generation of the Escape doesn't feature a hybrid version...
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