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Originally Posted by windvale
My understanding is that the two-mode cannot be put into a FWD car. Does anyone else know if this is 100% true ?
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I thought it could be, especially as it'll go into the Vue next year, if my memory serves.
I think it doesn't fit into the existing FWD vehicles due to size considerations, but it's effectively the same size as a 4-speed automatic (as the full hybrid tech fits into the transmission housing).
Also, again if memory serves, GM was working on FWD/AWD and truck RWD/AWD while they had Mercedes and BMW help port the system to automotive RWD/AWD. They should all come online by 2010 and I'd not be surprised to see them in cars as varied as the Vue, the Enclave, the next gen Malibu, the CTS, as well as the trucks that currently have them.