P Casey

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The video doesn't sum up anything.

Rochester

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Well, OK... but what does one have to do with the other?

Most manual transmissions are slower than AT versions anyway, even without the dual-clutch tech. That's not the point, and not why people buy MT cars.

TVPostSound

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Here's a high performance hybrid. They call it KERS

P Casey

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I hope Infiniti changes the perception of the hybrid. It just makes me wonder when I hear Infiniti say they are not looking forward to next year but to 2025.

I'm not complaining by any means I like the car a lot I just wouldn't by the hybrid version based on what I have researched. I would stick to the non hybrid motor. I was just looking for some insight as to why make the switch.

I think Infiniti is looking forward to the future, like 10-15 years instead of 1-5 years. Which is a good and bad thing.

Rochester

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Agreed. In fact, I think using the word "Hybrid" is a mistake. They need to come up with another label that doesn't have all the baggage that Hybrid has.

Augmented, maybe. Or Torque-Assisted.

OK, those are dumb, But anything else, really.

Black Betty

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Our cars already have drive by wire. You are talking about the steer by wire I think? If it hasn't been a problem getting rid of the mechanical throttle linkage, cruse control cables, etc, I wont have a problem trying it out on a steering system. Most have said "Hell no! I'tll be horrible and take all the feeling out of driving". I'm eager to try it out. I don't have a problem with the way electronic throttle controls work. They can be electronically manipulated in ways a traditional system can't. The steer by wire allows a lot of selectivity of how you want the steering to feel and to perform that traditional a mechanical rack system simply cannot. I'm excited by the potential of that and I'm very comfortable with it.

Check out the Infiniti website for he Q50 and watch the 4th and 5th segments of the video under the "Agile Performance" tab for some better explanation of how it works.

eljoker

Its to those that wanted to know how the Hybrid set up is diffrent than the "conventional hybrid" every one is used to. Also it shows how quick it can be. That was gen 1, the Q50 I only assume is gen 2 of this set up.

P Casey

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Gotcha, my bad.

eljoker

its cool man,.... we still friends?

Black Betty

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What a hybrid car is and what is does and how it does it is in a constant state of change gentlemen. Welcome to the 21st century.

It used to be a way to make a car under perform, accelerate slowly, and use less gas because you had to plug it up all night to go a few miles. It is morphing into a means to take a smaller more efficient gasoline engine, and multiply its performance in the most important two ways - performance and efficiency - to give more performance and response while using less gas. Using braking or the gas engine to completely recharge the battery in just a few minutes or miles without ever plugging it in. This iteration of the hybrid is still fairly new technology but it's certainly growing and getting better exponentially all the time. I go back to the 918 as a game changer. Of course that is an application of it in a $900K unobtainable halo car. But that's why those cars exist - to tease us as to what is coming down the pipe soon for our $40K sport sedan. Then to the $15K econobox.

eljoker

I think the HYBRID car is just that a, HYBRID of 2 or more technologies used. Its just that the word HYBRID has been associated with MPG this and MPG that people forget what it truly means.

Look at the LIGER, I want a freaking LIGER.

Rad_Slinger

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How bout "half and half"? Kinda like a bisexual, but half the mess.

eljoker

The BI-Que-Fiddy

say it aloud

Black Betty

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LIGERS suck! A TIGLON would so kick it's AZZ! Plus it is more rare so it has greater magical powers.

Rad_Slinger

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i like it!!!!!!!