Hybrids - Toyota vs Honda

Yes, you are offering opinions. Lame, unsubstantiated opinions.

Then it should be very easy for you to provide references and sources.
Others do so.

If this is so, it should be very easy for you to name these vehicles. The
Cobalt comes to mind. Any others?

If it exists and you know if it, it should be trivially easy for you to name
it. Do so.

Yes, you'd better do some research. Surprise us with a fact or two.

 

Ya know, if just one guy tells you to go away, maybe it's just him and his
reaction to you. If everybody's telling you to go away... ya might just get
a clue...

Well, you wouldn't.

 

In full throttle situations the CVT should be tunned to hold the engine
at the peak power output point, not the peak torque point.

John

 

I've noticed that with the same "small" car Toyotas seem to get about
20% better gas mileage.

The Corolla gets 40mpg and Chevy Cobalt, which has a bigger engine but
the same power output gets about 20% less.

Why is that? Is GM just that far behind technology wise? Is that why
their stock price is at 20 year lows and they lose money every quarter?

 

Tuning.

American cars/engines are tuned to bias their torque lower down the
rev range. Makes it more compatable with the ubiquitus slush-box
americans love. Result is the calculated peak power is the same,
although its a bigger engine, ANd a more inefficient engine results.

 

Your bias is showing, again.

mike

 

I don't do homework for my own grandchildren what make you think I would do
yours? Research the EPA fuel economy guide for the facts on fuel mileage.
Search the bible of the auto industry, automtivenews.com, for sales figures.

mike

 

Of course, the Toyota hybrid system has a variation without the rubber band.
Nothing shifts, nothing engages or disengages. The engine doesn't even
exclusively provide torque to the wheels, but provides power to the hybrid
system.

Mike

 

This isn't OUR homework, this is YOUR homework. Got facts for your lame
opinions? Then post them.

I've taken the time to provide comparisons. Don't like my comparisons?
Refute them with facts of your own.