Hybrid H2 on its way!!!

[Shrek_H2]

http://www.worldcarfans.com/6070622....rototype-spied

[dkhummerh2]

Hmm! Kind of sounds like somewhat of a good idea. Anyone know what an escalade weighs? Just wondering! I am too lazy to google it. I think that it would take a huge leap in technology to make a good performing hybrid H2. I would rather just see a diesel or even better yet a biodiesel. Turbo Diesel as well.
dk

[RazM]

Let me re-post a reply to why there's no Hybrid H2, directly from CLAYDOG

Originally Posted by CLAYDOG

The short answer is, it?s been looked at and it won?t work for the H2 with out making it into something else. Any car design is a series of compromises that in most cases mean to be very good in one area you must give up something some where else. To improve fuel economy, even with a hybrid drive, you also need to reduce weight, improve aero, and reduce rolling resistance. The Tahoe hybrid has had a lot of changes from the standard Tahoe (aluminum hood and hatch, narrower and harder compound tires, ect?) that are needed to make the Hybrid drive see gains big enough to notice.

[dkhummerh2]

Yep, that is why we must of on H2 Turbo Diesel.

Could you imagine a factory diesel for around $70k. Sign me up for that one. You would be talking power and fuel economy, the best of both worlds.
dk

[H2 007]

I'd like to see a diesel H2 myself, only thing is you can bet they will be 80K for a LUX model, not including the dealer markup that will surely come along with it once they come out.

I'd bet that with dealer markups, when they first rollout that prices might be 100K.

I know that sounds like a lot (and it is) but that's what the dealers were doing with the Z06 Corvettes and getting in most cases. I did ALOT of looking around when I bought the Z06 and was lucky to get one for MSRP back in May. All the other dealers in this area were marking up these cars 30K over sticker, and worse yet, getting it!

[OldHiker]

I already have a hybrid. It gets almost 30mpg.

[johndjmix1]

I know i cant spell but i know whats up with the hybrid thing....

Once the public is told somthing, its much, much harder to disprove. This is basic psychology.

The US public has been edjucated that a "hybrid" is the best kind of car for the enviroment and economy. They have also been edjucated that diesel is Loud, Noisy and smelly....and makes no power. They think diesel is for big rig trucks.

The TDI (Diesel) jetta gets 50-60 mpg, has great power and does much less env damage than a prius. The majorty of the public doesnt know this and have been faulsly edjucated.....

Thats whats happening here why we see a hybrid full size SUV and not a diesel.

--John

[dkhummerh2]

I know! What a joke. Imagine the possibilities of the diesel, more importantly a biodiesel. I have a 2.3 liter ranger that I bought for work. Since I drive about 800 miles a week. It saves me a bunch of bucks, imagine if I could get it in a turbo diesel setup like the little jetta. That would be cool.
dk