Cars , Cars and more Cars for the car guys

[Gotadimple]

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Originally Posted by Bamaman Rita: I have a year old Camry Hybrid, and it gets 48.5 mpg @ 75 mph and about 52 mpg in city driving. With 34K miles, it's never seen the shop. And it's actually quicker accelerating than the gas only version. What I like is the quietness of the car, and it's just so smooth. Mine has a lithium battery under that back seat so I'm not giving up any trunk room. Toyota said last month they're not going all electric. They can make 1,500,000 hybrid cars with the same batteries it takes to make 350,000 all electric cars. If Prius Hybrids hold up in New York City cabs, they'll do anyone a good job.

Thanks, Babaman. I bought a new 2017 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid last June (one of the last 3 in inventory in Seattle). Like you I love how quiet it is. The technology is different than Toyota's in that the gas engine is always engaged. My experience is 50 mpg hwy and about 44-45 around town. Has a very tight turning radius for a car the same size as a Camry.
In talking with my mechanic, he said they are finding that the electric engine takes quite a load off the other mechanics that support the gas engine so there is less maintenance. I did have a problem with keeping a rear tire inflated. It turns out it just needed to be remounted on the wheel and it solved the problem.

I love the car, and I'm sorry I waited this long to go hybrid. The lithium battery is stored just above the right rear wheel well, so there is no impact to trunk room IMO. The little bit over the wheel well never is used when filling the trunk. As long as I can fit 8 sacks of beauty bark in the trunk - I'm good to go!
- Rita

[zippy2020]

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Originally Posted by GravitySucks ....Edit to add - The 500 is a chick magnet!

Not this chick....LOL!

Before I bought our current car I spent 18 months researching and test driving. If it didn't have 300+ hp and good torque I wasn't interested.

[Big_Hitter]

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Originally Posted by zippy2020 Not this chick....LOL! Before I bought our current car I spent 18 months researching and test driving. If it didn't have 300+ hp and good torque I wasn't interested.

right on!

[Car-Guy]

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Originally Posted by zippy2020 Not this chick....LOL! Before I bought our current car I spent 18 months researching and test driving. If it didn't have 300+ hp and good torque I wasn't interested.

Your post made me smile a little. How things have changed. My first real high performance car I bought back in the mid 90's had 300 HP and I thought it was awesome. Over the years I kept buying the newer makes and models with more and more HP, and now my daily driver is over 700hp from the factory. Where will it stop!