REVIEW: Does this new hybrid have the goods?

Is that $2,000 premium a good value? Toyota's latest hybrid, the Camry, is only about $2,400 more than its gasoline counterpart, and it gets 44% better fuel economy in government tests. Vue Green Line's price premium buys you a 21% boost in mileage.
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bigslick83 - 9/15/2006 3:27:12 PM

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interesting method of driving a cheap hybrid system. why would they put a bigger gasoline engine in a car when making it a hybrid tho? by the articles calculations an average driver would have to own this car for about 6 years just to save enough money to cover the premium at which it takes to buy a car with the hybrid engine. much beter than the 12 or so years it would take to cover the premium of the civic hybrid.

mstangpny07 - 9/15/2006 11:38:10 PM

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omg it's beautiful

bigslick83 - 9/18/2006 2:11:21 PM

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wow good point huu76 that would have really worked as a true statement if only it had anything to do with what i was talking about.
the point is that it cost like 7 grand more to have a civic hybrid and only 2400 for this one.
its not about the size of the engine. its the price difference to begin with.