blwnsmoke Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 (edited) MUCH nicer looking then the Prius!! https://www.yahoo.com/autos/hyundai-s-prius-fighting-hybrid-1326081518223414.html Edited December 21, 2015 by blwnsmoke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvrsvt Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Looks like a Volt and the last gen Prius had a baby. Doesn't look bad but doesn't look great either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardJensen Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Great googly moogly, that is about as blatant a Prius ripoff as I could imagine. I mean, I swear my first thought was "Why would Toyota build a badge-engineered Prius for Hyundai?" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 Official pics and stuff: http://jalopnik.com/2017-hyundai-ioniq-this-is-the-korean-prius-1751548168 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 Is that front end completely flat? Almost looks like it from the first pic in the thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-150 Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 Elantra front end. Fine. Them use the Prius roofline with Fusion taillights on a Honda Crosstour rear end. I thought Peter what's - his - name was supposed to be the greatest auto designer alive? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordmantpw Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 Hmmm, I think I like it. And 40% thermal efficiency is pretty impressive. I hope their DCT is much better than what's in the Focus, though I didn't see if it was wet or dry clutch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tx-wizard Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 I like the official pic a little better but it's still way too Prius for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92merc Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 That back window must be horrible to look out of. Had a Prius rental and took it back mostly because you can't see Jack out the back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bzcat Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 This will be the first car in the world to be available in Hybrid, PHEV, and EV form. I'm hoping whatever dedicated hybrid car that Ford is working on for the next generation Focus platform takes a similar approach in terms of powertrain choices. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2b2 Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 This will be the first car in the world to be available in Hybrid, PHEV, and EV form. I'm hoping whatever dedicated hybrid car that Ford is working on for the next generation Focus platform takes a similar approach in terms of powertrain choices. just my non-engineer-imho,FoMoCo could have already done those with the MKZ :mad: ....not saying it'd've been brilliant, tho still worth-doing imho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bzcat Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 (edited) just my non-engineer-imho, FoMoCo could have already done those with the MKZ :mad: ....not saying it'd've been brilliant, tho still worth-doing imho Probably not... unless you want the entire trunk and most of the rear seat taken up by batteries. Roughly speaking, the ratio of batteries between Hybrid, PHEV, and pure EV in the same vehicle is 1:2:4. Look at the trunk of Fusion Energi... where is Ford going to find room in the MKZ for a pure EV version? This is the reason why Focus EV has no cargo space... I think Ford will need a clean sheet design to accommodate all that batteries for EV version - in places like under the seats and sandwiched in the floor board like the new VW e-Golf/Audi A3 etron and Chevy Bolt (and of course this Hyundai). Hence we have to wait until the next generation of C and CD platform. Edited January 12, 2016 by bzcat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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