Would you buy a Nissan Hybrid?
 

Would you buy a Nissan 370Z type or style Hybrid?

Just want to put this out there and hopefully the results can be forwarded to Nissan.

Even If you were going to get the Leaf, please check Question three.

How much does price play in to the purchase decision for you?

nissan hybrid sedan, hatch, or coupe or truck or sports car or...?

Wow, you're Quick. I didn't even have the poll finished!

Intriguing poll. I don't have an answer, because I wouldn't buy a hybrid currently, but if the tech advances, or if our gas-based options disappear in the next decade, my opinion might change.

I want a light, powerful sports car that is nimble in turns. How it delivers that performance is secondary, but at current, hybrids don't deliver the goods for reasonable cost.

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i have high respect for gas-only sports cars but we all need to evolve someday. and that might mean within the next 15yrs even exotics might be all hybrids.

If it performs well has a stick and does not weigh as much as a Camaro then yea.

As long as the performance and looks are still there, I don't care how it is powered.

I would consider it. Too many factors are involved to just say Yes or No.

:iagree:, this.

Also, Electric isn't a type of Hybrid. :p

Well, OP has to cover the alternate energy source spectrum, even though most electric is provided by coal, so really it'd be a coal-powered Z.

Well, except when they say "Hybrid" they are talking about the actual energy/fuel that is running the engine, not how that energy was produced in the first place.

Just nit-picking since the topic says "Hybrid". I'm really bored at work. :rofl2:

Almost totally depends on it's ability to perform (acceleration, handling, etc). W/o that data, can't make an informed decision.

I have not buy a Hybrid car yet. Why would I start now?

Because it's the trendy thing to do.
Because it's a decision solely to save money on gas, who cares about the environment?
Because it's a false pretense that it's good for the environment.

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Like it or not: The combustible engine as we know it is doomed!

Oh, it really doesn't make that much of a difference to me how the power is generated. The combustion engine was king of the hill for a very long time. If the next engine type rises above, then good for us. I don't even care what the motivation is behind the new tech, so long as it is better for the consumer. If cars are still fast, cool, fun, functional, practical, (all other reasons we buy cars), then that's all that really matters.

Nissan called...anxiously awaiting results.

Nope, sorry world. I will have to kill you with my gas eating sports car

I remember reading an article on MSN once that said to have the biggest impact on helping the environment, we should focus on improving and maximizing the potential of the gasoline engine rather than having everyone switch to hybrids or EV's. This conclusion was from a study by some government agency. The report said that there was room for significant improvements in the efficiency of combustion engines. Making the complete switch to hybrids/EV's would require massive infrastructure upgrades that would be more costly and time consuming in addition to the other environmental impacts others have mentioned regarding battery manufacturing and shipping. Gasoline engines would just require some technical innovation, everything else is already in place.

I don't think the hybrid and EV movement is necessarily bad for the environment, but we need to put more focus on switching to clean and renewable sources of energy for electricity production to maximize the environmental benefits. I think it would be more beneficial to invest in renewable energy for electricity than to have everyone buy hybrids/EV's.

lol and they already started making and the electric Z, due next thursday or 2013, whichever comes first.

No way in hell. I think the companies are pushing them way to hard and most are utter failures. If I want an econo bucket, fine, but if I want a sports car with a normal engine, than Ill take that. Their sales will slip if they make a hybrid sports car. Dont get me wrong if this middle east stuff turns into a full blown war and gas is over 5 bucks a gallon, id deff look into something that will get me longer MPG. Then again if we had a full blown war, i sure wouldnt worry about a new sports car either.

I hear it's getting rid of the outdated fangs and overbearing headlights.

and a W16

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It also has 8 turbos. Suck on that Bugatti. :rofl2:

Damn, right. We're going to go like 300 mph! (while keeping it a Hybrid)

The batteries charge the turbos DER

Just stick a rocket engine out the hatch and let that baby fly :driving:

Except it will run out of battery power by the time it hits 60 mph, so the 300mph limit is theoretical.

That's what the rocket engine is for, lol. We still have a W16 engine with 8 turbos after the batteries die.

Yeah, but the W16 runs ONLY on Unicorn Blood, so the chances of actually have any fuel for it is pretty slim.

That's where Shado comes in. He has a hook up

Yes, project Bugatti Beater is making some real progress. :tup:

I voted yes all electric. I don't care how my car is powered as long as it is fast and light. Both being subjective, the 370Z being as heavy as I would go and as slow as I would go for a car.