[Hemmi]

http://www.hyundai-blog.com/index.php/2010/04/01/new-hyundai-sonata-hybrid-fuel-economy-rating-is-37-39-mpg/


 

[Shambles]

I dunno. I just don't get this design



And what's with that rear light cluster?

[Dazzler]

That link doesn't seem to want to work for me?

If a Hybrid only does 37-39mpg (as per the wording of the link..) Why would you not go the Diesel version which I think would do better than that????

[Shambles]

That link doesn't seem to want to work for me?

It's a blog hosted in Slovenia and they've been up and down like a.... well you can guess.

[2i30s]

That link doesn't seem to want to work for me?

It's a blog hosted in Slovenia and they've been up and down like a.... well you can guess.

not working here also. 

[Dazzler]

Maybe these links are better...

http://www.greencarreports.com/blog/1042655_2010-new-york-auto-show-preview-2011-hyundai-sonata-hybrid

http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2010/04/02/hyundai-sonata-turbo-hybrid-2011-uae-gcc/

[2i30s]

i can see the pics now,I'm with Steve,i don't like it.a bit radical for me. 

[Dazzler]

I like the look of it!  But I think the Hybrid is probably more for the US market as they appear from what I am reading like the Hybrid concept better than Diesel which is offering similar economy.. (I would go the DIESEL) 

[2i30s]

it does look like an american car.!

[Hemmi]

I dunno. I just don't get this design



And what's with that rear light cluster?

The light shows a model of a quantum mechanics.

Quantum mechanics (QM) is a set of scientific principles describing the known behavior of energy and matter  that predominate at the atomic and subatomic scales.

I think it's really clever

[Dazzler]

And what's with that rear light cluster?

The light shows a model of a quantum mechanics.

I think it's really clever

So there Steve... That might be my next car you're talin' about...

[bumpkin]

I'm with Dazz and Hemmi here, I think the whole thing looks pretty good

[Doggie 1]

If a Hybrid only does 37-39mpg (as per the wording of the link..) Why would you not go the Diesel version which I think would do better than that????

Exactly.

[penak]

If a Hybrid only does 37-39mpg (as per the wording of the link..) Why would you not go the Diesel version which I think would do better than that????

Exactly.

I am waiting for the diesel hybrids, that should bring the best from the both worlds.

[Dazzler]

I am waiting for the diesel hybrids, that should bring the best from the both worlds.

Guess they would be very heavy with the extra weight of the diesel engine at the front

and the batteries at the rear....

[penak]

I am waiting for the diesel hybrids, that should bring the best from the both worlds.

Guess they would be very heavy with the extra weight of the diesel engine at the front

and the batteries at the rear....

AFAIK the modern diesel engines are not significantly heavier than petrol engines of same cylinder volume.
The turbocharger does add some weight, and that's about it.

Hyundai seems to be using lithium-polymer batteries wityh that hybrid. That kind of batteries have quite high energy density, for a light hybrid use such battery could be put to the space reserved for the spare wheel.