"yitznewton" (yitznewton)
08/09/2016 at 12:01 • Filed to: None
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"yitznewton" (yitznewton)
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I went sitting in a bunch of appliance-oriented cars (Kia Optima and Forte, Accord, Fusion). Also test-drove my first hybrid ever, in the form of a Lexus CT200h. Some thoughts:
Mid-size cars are pretty freakin’ large. I sat in the back of an Accord and it was quite roomy.
Mainline and budget brands are pretty darn nice inside
Hybrids and other non-performance cars can still move well enough, in the grand scheme of things
Hybrid two-stage braking takes getting used to: the electric braking and the conventional braking interact in ways not immediately predictable to a new user.
P.S. markup on local dealer’s GT350 non-R: $10,000
bhtooefr
> yitznewton
08/09/2016 at 12:13 |
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Yeah, Toyota has not figured out good-feeling braking on their hybrids yet, and it takes a couple weeks to get used to it. It also doesn’t help that there’s a non-linearity of pedal force versus braking force versus speed, at least in my Gen 4 Prius. That’s really the weakest point of the whole car, IMO.
From what I’ve heard, other brands can be better in that regard, though. (While I recall almost everything else about the Volt that I test drove being objectionable, the brakes didn’t strike me as bad feeling. Doesn’t mean they’re good, just that I don’t recall them being bad, though.)
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> yitznewton
08/09/2016 at 13:15 |
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“Midsize” cars now I have as much interior room as the 1970's land barges I grew up in during the 1980's. I rented a Camry for a drive from SA to NO recently and spent the whole time pondering why I didn’t get something smaller.