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Originally Posted by 2007HCHOttawa
Based on that I'd say the Lexus hybrids are the most "low-key". All they have is an "h" at the end of their model name (ex Lexus RX 400h). And Toyota's HSD badge is also pretty subtle.
That said ... why do people feel so self-conscious when driving a hybrid (the "oooh look at me, I'd driving a Hybrid!!"). There are endless examples of that amongst non-hybrids (think all convertibles, hummers, mustangs, corvettes, minis, smarts etc etc). Hybrids being as fuel efficient as they are ... should be even more visible so people notice them more ... that'll increase awareness and as a result ... speed up adoption of hybrids ... thus reducing costs and emissions etc etc.
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i tend to agree. the civic is very "white bread" with nothing to really let others know it is a hybrid, unless you being tailgated, of course, then the badge is visible. i would LIKE others to know that hybrids are out there, being driven, saving gas. even i can't tell, until it's close enough so i can see either the badge or the centered antenna, that any given civic is a hybrid.