[eurohazard]

Originally Posted by treekiller

While GM's mild Hybrid system is good, is there a reason they could not have used a 2.2 or 2.0 ecotec to make the mileage difference greater, hybrid buyers are not expecting 8 second 0-60 it think the Prius is well over 10 seconds, and a 2.0 ecotec could achieve that.

^ I agree with this.

Originally Posted by treekiller

But hey remember MOST Hybrid buyers are just concerned about the badge they want their friends at the gym (which they drove to instead of jogged to) to notice the badges and think they are saving the world. once hybrids made the switch to using shared bodies with "normal" cars. The hybrid buyer asked for bigger and more annoying hybrid badges.

^ This one, not so much. By your thinking, the RX Lexus Hybrids would be selling like hot cakes.....but that didn't happen. Hybrid buyers want much more than just a badge....they want the noted improvement in MPG that a "hybrid" suggests. I also doubt a typical hyubrid buyer wanted the M O N S T E R hybrid badge on the Tahoe. It's pretty universal that it is too extreme.