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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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My point is not so much an electric propulsion engine as it is hosepower. It sure would be nice to have the option say a gt frs model with more hp than a 2.0 boxer can give. After all the the Ford Focus 2.0 echo boost puts out 250 hp. Do you really want a car that looks like a Ford "Focus" to be faster that an FR-S? That would be embarressing in my view.