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Originally Posted by KAR
no hybrid for the supra, drive up the cost
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Actually, the more expensive the car the less this matters because 3000 dollars of hybrid equipment added to a 15k car is a huge increase in price, but 3000 added to a 35k car is like a speaker upgrade. It's kind of funny because on expensive cars you get the best hp/dollar on some stupid mods like underdrive pulley (250 bucks for 8hp is a lot better than 1500 bucks for an exhaust), and that would be true for a hybrid system too. Porsche charges 11k for some cams and a tune for the 911 that gets you 30hp, you could modify the alternator into a motor using very good off the shelf stuff and replace the stock battery with a lithium pack for 2.5k total.
If you have an FRS and only spent 25k then a 2k upgrade for that much horsepower seems like a terrible deal though when you could toss on a turbo for not much more. There's a reason why they roll out hybrid systems in high end sports cars before economy cars
