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Posted today, April 6th, on automobilemag.com Takeo Fukui, Honda Motor Co. President says he will not lower the price of the 2010 Insight hybrid in response to Toyota cutting the price of its upcoming 2010 Prius hybrid. He also said a new hybrid powertain is in the works for larger cars that will take place of a clean diesel engine which was originally planned instead. In a report from Automotive News, Fukui confirmed that the price of the Insight would not change despite Toyota's decision to lower the price of the Prius. "I don't think that would be meaningful to do so," he said. Many thought Honda might lower its price to engage in a hybrid price war with its domestic rival. Fukui also said Honda has decided not to proceed with its plans to put clean diesel engines in its large cars. He cites the cost of clearing tough emissions regulations in the United States and Japan as the reason. The more cost-effective solution will be a modified or possibly new hybrid drive system which will instead become the future green drivetrain for big vehicles. Honda has not said when it will begin to offer a hybrid powertrain in its larger vehicles. Meanwhile, the hybrid sales face-off will take place next month when the 2010 Insight (which reached U.S. dealers last month) will take on the 2010 Prius when it goes on sale.
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Replying to: repoman1 (Apr 06, 2009 11:31 am)
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Replying to: altair4 (Apr 06, 2009 12:01 pm)
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Replying to: bob757fl (Jul 25, 2009 5:36 pm)
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Replying to: carenthusias1 (Jul 28, 2009 12:22 pm) |
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Just a heads up on the capability of diesels. Last month we rented a 2004 Ford Galaxy 7 seater minivan that was built for Germany. We had it in the mountains of Serbia and Montenegro for a whole month. It was a 1.9 L VW diesel paired to a 6 speed manual transmission. This van is the size of the older & smaller Ody. WE AVERAGED 43.5 MPG over the whole month we were using the vehicle! Again, this is with 6 people and packed to the gills with luggage as we traveled throughout the two countries. Of course 0-60 was probably 10 seconds but who cares with that mileage. The problem lies in emissions because the engines over there are not the cleanest. But, just think about this. A minivan getting an average between 40 and 45 MPG! We could go almost 900 miles on one tank of gas! They need this over there because fuel is just under 5.00 a gallon. I don't know what you guys are seeing as far as diesel rates in your area but diesel is a few cents cheaper then regular in Puerto Rico... |
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