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09-03-2005, 12:51 AM

notintheface

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how about a hybrid

dear scion,
with gas prices being as expense as it is why not release a scion xB or xA hybrid to make the mpg better than than before. you can use the synergy drive you guys use in your hybrids for the scions

09-03-2005, 02:40 PM

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I've been thinking about this too. As long as it doesn't drive the price up too much. This is SCION, not a Toyota brand.

09-03-2005, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Richard

I've been thinking about this too. As long as it doesn't drive the price up too much. This is SCION, not a Toyota brand.

By using the hybrid drive line a few things would happen. The cargo area of car would go down. The weight of the car would go up. The cost of the car would go up. I would figure the whole hybrid driveline set up would be about $6k-$8k & the current drive line would only cost about $1k to put into a xA/xB. So the total cost of the car would be in the ball park of $19k-$21k or so. Still cheaper then most hybrids but not really worth it yet. Here is something to look at.

xA/xB getting some what bad milage of 30mpg. Miles driven in 1 year = 15,000 cost of gas = $3 a gallon. So in 1 year you would have spent $1500 on gas.

xA/xB hybrid getting say 45mpg. Miles driven in 1 year = 15,000, cost of gas = $3 a gallon. So in 1 year you would have spent $1000 on gas.

So using this figure it would take over 12 years of driving the hybrid version to really start seeing any savings compared to the normal one.

09-03-2005, 08:24 PM

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you know, based on the recently introduced daihatsu concepts to be unveiled in Frankfurt -- anything is possible. We could get a hybrid car and a RWD coupe at the same time! (JALOPNIK complete article)

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The flashier prospect is its HVS, a lightweight sports car with a hybrid powertrain that combines the aforementioned 1.5-liter engine with a rear-mounted electric motor that drives the left and right wheels separately. The system, Daihatsu claims, boosts performance into the 2.0-liter range while offering the fuel economy of a one-liter, the separate-wheel drive system increasing stability during high-speed cornering. We assume Toyota plans to bring Daihatsu out from behind the curtain (following a halfhearted run at the US market), increasing its worldwide profile as its green/economy-minded brand.

picture it -- the future of 'responsible' drifting...

09-03-2005, 09:22 PM

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Now that little hybrid sport car would be something sweet. I would just hate to see the cost on that thing.

picture it -- the future of 'responsible' drifting...

09-08-2005, 02:22 AM

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The pic on the left will probably become a hybrid Toyota RAV4 in the future.

Perhaps the one on the right will become Scion to compete with the MX-5 and Solstice, pertaining that the Solstice will sell decently next year.

12-07-2005, 03:21 AM

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Hybrid technology is too expensive for a Scion at this point.

I'd love to see a diesel Scion though and Toyota already has a turbodiesel that works with this drivetrain, but alas Americans are so diesel ignorant it will never happen.