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Originally Posted by Ryephile
Unique design does not mean it's good or timeless design.
Regarding electric propulsion; it's simply still not ready for primetime again. Back in the 1890's it had a foothold because IC engines just weren't reliable, and nobody really cared about cross-country or otherwise long-distance commuting ability. Until electric energy storage [batteries] matures significantly, internal combustion is still going to be the norm primarily because it's easy and cheap.
Consider the only production electric sports car; the Tesla. For >$125k I can't even drive it to the Dragon w/out taking 3 extra days. Not on my watch or dime.
Mild Hybrids like the big manufacturers offerings are popular and "green", however they're very complicated for very little actual long term financial or environmental gain, if any. Sure, they have short term "MPG" gain, but with a huge bump in sticker price vs. a slightly less efficient and way cheaper base-model. Stuffing a hybrid drivetrain in the FR-S would easily add $5k to the price, which virtually nobody would want to pay.
Down the road as technology matures and it's financial feasible, then I'm sure we'll be in agreement. Until then, it's just political posturing, which I'm not interested in.
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Do you think FT-HS ugly? bland? dull? boring? if so, to each of his own.
I didn't talk about putting hybrid motor in FR-S. What I'm talking about here is, hybrid in some models are NOT SO MUCH environment friendly. I didn't really talk about financial or fuel efficiency either, I just said it adds power without sacrificing MPG. Car companies are starting horsepower war again, and they can't make their motors more powerful and meet the restriction at the same time. Hybrid and electric are the only way to solve it now. Maybe make the car lighter, so the cars can go faster without bumping up the power, but this will cost a lot more. Again, my previous post has nothing to do with environment.