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Originally Posted by gumby
Detroit isn't the ONLY ones introducing less-efficient new models of their vehicles.
Just look at Scion (Toyota). Their new xB now has only the 2.4 liter engine available, instead of the old model's 1.5 liter (I think that's the size). That's great for extra get-up-n-go, but a BIG step back for fuel economy. The great fuel economy of the older xB is the ONLY thing that made me ever think about one. The new version still has respectable MPG numbers, but not the stellar numbers (for its size) of the prior model. Sad.
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I've long been thinking the ideal hack would be to transplant a Prius drive train into an xB shell. It would not have the MPG performance of a Prius but it would shine compared to a standard xB. . . . Maybe next year.
Bob Wilson