NO! NO, NO, NO! Given that the Prius is the worst looking car to be made in over a decade, why model the new Honda Hybrid after it? That look is wretched and needs to die.
I wouldn't mind if all the Priuses vanished overnight, gas mileage be damned, just so I don't to look at the clunky things. It's about being BETTER than Toyota, not copying them to sell cars! Why can't the car manufacturers get it that what people really want is sleek, sporty, simple, efficient, inexpensive hybrids and electric cars, along the lines of the '08 Civic Si, Porche 944, Saab 92X, or my 2004 Honda Civic Si? Bring the green car's price down by making them smaller, sporty, hatchback, fun to drive, and easy to maintain. What the Prius dorks are missing is that efficiency doesn't have to come at the cost of looks. I hate all you Prius owners who said "I'm going to show my eco-friendliness by buying an ugly car just to show I'm willing to drive a turd that gets good mileage". If that's what the public is willing to settle for, like all you foolish Prius owners, then that's what they will produce. I say demand better. Make electric cars with wheel mounted motors (which have incredible torgue and horsepower by the way), make them out of carbon fiber, make them cool looking, and make them fast. If you need more info look up hypercars. RMI figured this stuff out a decade ago. Please spare us by skipping the ugly hybrids and go straight to the evolution of the hypercars. Amen.
