This going to throw a lot of people off here. First because we haven’t updated content in 3 months (our bad) second, it’s about a hybrid from a company in Japan and third, it’s about how I’m actually excited about it. If you’ve been following us for a while, I’m sure you’ve noticed how pro-european we seem to be in terms of vehicles we favor. I drive a VW, Dan drives a Porsche, and we both lust after anything that comes out of bavaria, the land of spaghetti, or the nation under rule of a queen. Thus far, I could see how you might assume that we don’t care much for Asian vehicles, but I’m about to prove you wrong
As a self-proclaimed petrol head and hybrid hater, I’ve told countless people to buy a diesel instead of a battery, and for the most part I like to stick to that mantra. Until that is, something performance oriented comes about. Last year, I had the privilege of riding in a Tesla roadster and the relentless rush of acceleration just blew my mind. This electric car thing just might take off I thought…until I drove a Prius. Commuting appliances aside, the ride in the Tesla made me realize that electricity is inherently awesome for us performance enthusiasts. Lately, electricity’s been getting a bad wrap from us performance minded individuals due to being chained to gutless gas engines, lifeless CVT’s, snail-paced acceleration, and handling so numb you might as well be steering with a joystick. The Tesla proved to me that through all this depressing, lifeless mediocrity there’s potential in powering vehicles with electricity, and I can’t wait for someone to tap into it.
