Originally posted by moofoo
Good point yianni and 02... but I dont see this concept turn production trickling down to their mainstream cars anytime soon. The cost to maintain will be a two extreme points. A Hybrid drivetrain will be more complex, and fewer and fewer garages will be capable or technologically inclined to dabble in something this "exotic".
With motors being used (or will be used) to powering either set of wheels, we have less moving internal parts as with an internal combustion engine.. so one extreme would be maintenence free power... but at the other extreme there is no margin of error.. if that part goes all of it goes and the cost to replace will be high.
The echo, civic hybrid, insight are cars that arent meant to be used like sportscars.. just daily drivers who want to get from point A to point B. A Sportscar hybrid will endure more punishment and that's where the maintanence issue would come from.
Main point is that I think it will be a while before they actually will make a powerful(powerful meaning >250hp but with fuel economy of a scooter...I know I know.. but you get the idea :fawk: ) hybrid car for the masses. This Dual Note eXperiment concept will most likely be used to create a model a notch above the RL.
I hope I dont get flamed for this 
Why would you gett flamed? I've pretty much already said what you just said. I mean, how were u disagreeing with me? or backing me up? I never said it was anytime soon. But if the thing takes off, of course theyll want to shove it into their smaller cars.
And yes, whatever car gets the Dualnotes powertrain, it sure will be 50k+.