Rumormill: Nissan's new RWD sports coupe could be hybrid-powered

[devnull]

What are you going to do with a hybrid? First you pull the batteries before you take the car off the lot. Tell the manager he can have them. Then you tow it home and rip out the magical planet-saving motor along with all the electronics.

Then you drop in a monster with a whistle.

done

[98s14inaz]

Originally Posted by devnull

What are you going to do with a hybrid? First you pull the batteries before you take the car off the lot. Tell the manager he can have them. Then you tow it home and rip out the magical planet-saving motor along with all the electronics.

Then you drop in a monster with a whistle.

done

LoL. Quoted for truth and accuracy.

Originally Posted by irax

I really doubt that. Just because you don't know how to modify a hybrid doesn't mean they are not modifiable.

Besides I really meant slammed to the ground, loud scraping exhaust and being super flush.

Any monkey can do lowering and new wheels. I'm talking about performance. You can always do what devnull said.

[irax]

Originally Posted by 98s14inaz

LoL. Quoted for truth and accuracy.

Any jack ass elephant can quote some one because they believe what they say, doesn't make it true or accurate.

w/e I'll take Handling performance over Excessive Acceleration any day of the week. You don't need high hp to go drifting or down grade mountain carving.

[98s14inaz]

Originally Posted by irax

Any jack ass elephant can quote some one because they believe what they say, doesn't make it true or accurate.

w/e I'll take Handling performance over Excessive Acceleration any day of the week. You don't need high hp to go drifting or down grade mountain carving.

I'll tell you what. The drag prius doesn't have anything close to the stock power train in it. Show me some hybrids that are fast besides the over priced lexus offerings. Just because I have an opinion different than yours doesn't mean it's wrong. What makes you such an expert? Google? JDM drift videos? Lived in Japan for a couple of years on a military base? lol Give me a break. Let's talk hybrid sportscars under $27k that the average tuner joe can afford. I'm not buying into this hybrid crap. Make the econo-toy cars for the hippies and give the rest of use small displacement and turbos.

Originally Posted by irax

...Moving things to Tenn. Which anyone that was worth while knew about coming since 03, Cost of living there is SO MUCH CHEAPER than California, its a good way to save money by paying a little bit less and getting your employees more(same million dollar house in LA or SD is 300k - 450 in Tenn). And don't tell me you wouldn't move if your pay was going to be cut 3-7% from 70k to 65.1k

This you're right about. I've lived there, beautiful state and cheap to live there. Thinking of moving back some day.

[irax]

Originally Posted by 98s14inaz

I'll tell you what. The drag prius doesn't have anything close to the stock power train in it. Show me some hybrids that are fast besides the over priced lexus offerings. Just because I have an opinion different than yours doesn't mean it's wrong. What makes you such an expert? Google? JDM drift videos? Lived in Japan for a couple of years on a military base? lol Give me a break. Let's talk hybrid sportscars under $27k that the average tuner joe can afford. I'm not buying into this hybrid crap. Make the econo-toy cars for the hippies and give the rest of use small displacement and turbos.

No lets not talk hybrid sports cars under $27k because we are not talking about low - mid market economy cars. for hybrids to truly take off i agree they have to be cheap and start at like $13k like Scions. But the Hybrid SportCom or even full fledged Sports car are not going to be cheap. But if Nissan really wants to push this it would definitely start a whole new trend of sports car or sport com with a hybrid option.

Expert? well, I don't think of my self as one but thanks.
No I just watch allot of discovery channel when it has anything to do with cars. I have been reading about electric drag cars since forever in Popular Science and Popular Mechanics. The difference between me and you is that I don't discredit something just because I don't think its worth while or do-able.

[98s14inaz]

Originally Posted by irax

No lets not talk hybrid sports cars under $27k because we are not talking about low - mid market economy cars. for hybrids to truly take off i agree they have to be cheap and start at like $13k like Scions. But the Hybrid SportCom or even full fledged Sports car are not going to be cheap. But if Nissan really wants to push this it would definitely start a whole new trend of sports car or sport com with a hybrid option.

Expert? well, I don't think of my self as one but thanks.
No I just watch allot of discovery channel when it has anything to do with cars. I have been reading about electric drag cars since forever in Popular Science and Popular Mechanics. The difference between me and you is that I don't discredit something just because I don't think its worth while or do-able.

I threw $27k out there just to give you the benefit of the doubt considering the cars you listed were in the $90k+ range. A boring slow Prius stickers at about $21,100 - $23,370. As we all know anytime you add something "performance" that price goes up...so let's say $27k for a theoretical "Hybrid Sportscar".

I asked what made you such an expert because you certainly run your mouth like you were the man when it came to this stuff. Unfortunately I was wrong because as you said, "I just watch allot of discovery channel when it has anything to do with cars. I have been reading about electric drag cars since forever in Popular Science and Popular Mechanics."

Wow, I bow to your superior knowledge of all things automotive /end sarcasm

I'm arguing the point that it will never happen because of the many reasons I and several others listed in this thread. You are saying it could, it very well might. It isn't likely though.

Like I said before you decided to run your mouth again, "let's agree to disagree". Unless you or I work at Nissan neither one of us is going to know anything until it leaks on the internet. But hey, this is fun. I love talking about this stuff. At the very least you are being civil now. Thanks :-)