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Originally Posted by electromotor
It would make it competitive - yes. But it would also make it slow. 1.8l would simply not be able to generate sufficient torque to adequately propel 3400lbs. car.
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hmmm, not sure about that. current specs on camry hybrid: 199ft. lbs. of torque on a curb weight of 3680lbs. a hypothetical accord hybrid with 1.8l ima system would be: 204ft. lbs. of torque and a curb weight less than the current 3,500 (since the engine block on a 4 cylinder will be less weight than the current 6 cylinder). that means more torque and less weight than the camry.
btw, i got 204 ft-lbs. of torque by add the 76 ft-lbs. of the electric motor to the 128 ft-lbs. on the existing 1.8l ivtec engine.