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To: goldstategop

“Some people don’t read!

This is Chevy’s version of Toyota’s best-selling Prius.

Its a hybrid car you can drive electric in the city and with gas on the freeway!

I like the looks of it.”

Sounds like GM is trying to make a silk purse from a sow’s ear.

This car is a dressed-up Volt, and will perform as badly as the Volt(or worse, since I will assume that it is heavier).

It has a 1.4 liter gas engine, which will give it very un-Cadillac-like performance on the highway, and will cost more than the $40,000 Volt.

If I were in the market for a car like this, I would go for the Prius. As it stands, I will stay with my Jetta Sportwagen TDI.


15 posted on 01/16/2013 12:59:26 PM PST by paterfamilias
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To: paterfamilias

“If I were in the market for a car like this, I would go for the Prius. As it stands, I will stay with my Jetta Sportwagen TDI.”

Apractical way of looking at it for sure.

Hybrid = Toyota/Lexus

Diesel = VW/Audi

Notice the American brands offer nothing at all for a diesel passenger vehicle?

In Europe today, over 50% of new passenger vehicles sold are diesels.

Too bad our own makers are writing off another future market segment.


28 posted on 01/16/2013 10:45:53 PM PST by truth_seeker
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