Hybrids - Toyota vs Honda

Nov 04, 2005 106 Replies

Yes, you are offering opinions. Lame, unsubstantiated opinions.

Then it should be very easy for you to provide references and sources. Others do so.

If this is so, it should be very easy for you to name these vehicles. The Cobalt comes to mind. Any others?

If it exists and you know if it, it should be trivially easy for you to name it. Do so.

Yes, you'd better do some research. Surprise us with a fact or two.

Ya know, if just one guy tells you to go away, maybe it's just him and his reaction to you. If everybody's telling you to go away... ya might just get a clue...

Well, you wouldn't.

I've noticed that with the same "small" car Toyotas seem to get about

20% better gas mileage.

The Corolla gets 40mpg and Chevy Cobalt, which has a bigger engine but the same power output gets about 20% less.

Why is that? Is GM just that far behind technology wise? Is that why their stock price is at 20 year lows and they lose money every quarter?

Tuning.

American cars/engines are tuned to bias their torque lower down the rev range. Makes it more compatable with the ubiquitus slush-box americans love. Result is the calculated peak power is the same, although its a bigger engine, ANd a more inefficient engine results.

Your bias is showing, again. ;)

mike

I don't do homework for my own grandchildren what make you think I would do yours? Research the EPA fuel economy guide for the facts on fuel mileage. Search the bible of the auto industry, automtivenews.com, for sales figures.

mike

This isn't OUR homework, this is YOUR homework. Got facts for your lame opinions? Then post them.

I've taken the time to provide comparisons. Don't like my comparisons? Refute them with facts of your own.

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