I guess my mom's Toyota Etios could fare better at a light off-road course than a CH-R.
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Originally Posted by JSH
Honda does not believe the public (at least in the USA) equates performance with hybrids so they did not want to use a hybrid label on the Civic platform.
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Considering the KERS as some sort of hybrid, plus the successful experience of hybrids at Le Mans and that many grand-tourers of the new generation are either available in a hybrid version or as a hybrid-only, they might be following the wrong approach trying to look at it only from a Prius perspective. Well, they could've even use it as an excuse to make a hybrid that looks cool compared to the Prius while remaining affordable compared to the premium offer from Porsche and BMW among others.