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#61 of 2334 SUV issues by wco81 Feb 17, 2004 (4:05 pm)
I assume some of the people here interested in hybrid SUVs are driven in part by the perception of the safety of SUVs. While gaining the benefits of lower emissions and fuel efficiency from hybrid technology, of course.   But looks like SUVs aren't that safe after all:   http://www.tnr.com/easterbrook.mhtml?pid=1334   http://www.gladwell.com/2004/2004_01_12_a_suv.html
#62 of 2334 Re: Maintenance cost by usbseawolf2000 Feb 17, 2004 (7:33 pm)
> Any expert can share what you think maintenance cost for 400h would be vs. the 330? Well for one thing there's no tranny fluid to change but I am sure there're things needed just for 400h as well   There is an inverter fluid to change. It is like changing coolant, according to John1701a. Toyota recommends the same oil change period as traditional cars even though ICE is used less often. AC brushless motor and battery is also maintenance free.   HSD is mechanically simpler than traditional cars by design. It should be more reliable but we do not have enough data to prove it yet. (Do we?)   Dennis
#63 of 2334 Ah, a trouble maker! by mfullmer Feb 18, 2004 (3:22 am)
You assume wrong wco81. There is nothing posted here about SUVs being "safer" than anything else. This is about hybrid technology being brought to the Luxury/SUV segment.   ALL vehicles are unsafe and ALL vehicles are safe in any given circumstance.   It's quite easy to paste links to left-wing, SUV-hating publications but here is not the place to bring your one-sided view.
#64 of 2334 links were posted as food for thought, not to start arguments about SUVs by wco81 Feb 18, 2004 (3:15 pm)
New Yorker is left-wing?   The article isn't anti-SUV. It just points out some popular conceptions about being in a bigger vehicle, high up, and whether that really equates to safety.   I am interested in the RX400H and the HL Hybrids. I'd also believed that being in a larger, heavier vehicle, particularly with all the safety features like side curtain airbags, would make SUV occupants safer in a crash.   But the New Yorker piece points out that SUVs are more likely to be involved in crashes than smaller more nimble vehicles.   For the record, I hope Toyota delivers everything they promise wrt to their hybrid SUVs.
#65 of 2334 What does this have to do with the topic? by mfullmer Feb 19, 2004 (5:35 am)
The topic of Luxury/SUV Hybrids has, at this point, only two "SUVS" to talk about - that is the Ford Escape and the Lexus RX. These articles are talking about "Light Truck based SUVS" and "Menacing Looking" SUVS.   The SUVs that are coming out with Hybrid power are small to mid-sized SUVs which are not included in the study. (The mid-sized Lexus is CAR based, not truck.)   You ASSUMATION is what I was referring to. Why would assume people talking about Luxury Cars and SUVs with Hybrid power think that SUVs are safer than anything else?
#66 of 2334 by kirstie_h HOST Feb 19, 2004 (5:47 am)
We're focusing here on the new and upcoming hybrids, and speculating about which models might be desirable as hybrids. What we're not going to do is re-hash any of the pro- or anti-SUV debates that are taking place in other discussions. Let's try and stick to the hybrids. Thanks!
#67 of 2334 Thanks Kirstie - My Hybrid by mfullmer Feb 19, 2004 (7:44 am)
Has anyone any information on Hybrid technology coming to a Full Size Luxury vehicle ( ie: LS430 ) or a Full Size SUV (ie: Tahoe or LX470 ). Now any of those are ones I would buy!
#68 of 2334 Future hybrid vehicles by lok888 Feb 19, 2004 (9:23 am)
Nothing I read about the full-size hybrid SUV. The 2005 Ford Escape hybrid is coming out in this fall. And the Toyota Highlander hybrid will be here in 2005 follow by the Lexus RX400h in late 2004 or early 2005. Honda is working a hybrid version of the CR-V.
#69 of 2334 by kirstie_h HOST Feb 19, 2004 (12:56 pm)
My guess is that Honda is moving upward in testing the market for hybrid vehicles. They started with the tiny Insight, then the Civic. Now we've got info on the hybrid Accord and hybrid CR-V. If the market responds well to these vehicles, there's no reason they shouldn't move on to an Avalon and beyond.
#70 of 2334 Honda move to an Avalon? by mfullmer Feb 19, 2004 (1:25 pm)
Avalon is Toyota.

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