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Old 03-10-2021, 02:10 PM   #20 (permalink)
Ecky
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Originally Posted by MetroMPG View Post
My theory on Toyota's obsession with gaping maw grilles is that it's partly a result of having hydrogen vehicles in their line-up.

If I'm not mistaken, the H2 cars actually NEED gaping maws for fuel cell-related heat exchange duties.

Maybe Toyota's trying to get us used to the styling around H2 cooling demands.

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New Mirai:


This was my conclusion as well.

My EV of choice right now is probably the Ioniq Plug-in. The depreciation on these is so sharp, that even 2017 models are a steal. Unfortunately they're still outside of my price range.
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