Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Hybrid Hot Rods

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Why should a hybrid vehicle be boring?  The Lexus CT 200h rewrites all the rules about hybrid cars.  Check out this great review by John Voelcker courtesy of Green Car Reports:

Hybrid Hot Rods: Lexus CT 200h… Hardly Dull

Hybrid cars, often defined in the public eye by the distinctive shape of the Toyota Prius, are frequently derided as dull and no fun to drive.

While the Tesla Roadster smashed the stereotype of plug-in electric cars as slow and dorky, hybrids haven't been as lucky.

So here are a couple of hybrid hot rods that stand up nicely to their higher-emission, lower-gas-mileage counterparts.

First, Toyota's motorsports partner Gazoo Racing (yes, really) recently entered aLexus CT 200h in an endurance trophy series held at Germany's notorious Nürburgring circuit.

Check out the whole article at Green Car Reports.

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