Build Thread - Fox Marketing CT200h-F
#46
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I don't get it, do u want a Hybrid or do u want a hot rod sport car. I previously thought that the idea of a Hybrid was MORE MPG.
Am I wrong?
I have a 415 HP Mustang Cobra for my hot rod. Thats what it was built for, not as a Hybrid.
Am I wrong?
I have a 415 HP Mustang Cobra for my hot rod. Thats what it was built for, not as a Hybrid.
#47
WHy not have both? IF they can make a car get 40+ mpg and have 300+ horsepower I don't really see the harm in that. It's the perfect mix IMO.
#48
Driver School Candidate
A hybrid can just mean that the car has an electric "Supercharger". The better fuel economy is just a by-product of the powertrain characteristics. The current world economic climate just demands the 'Green' slant to market the hybrid.
--dennis
#50
You make it sound like it has to be either high MPG or high HP and it cannot be both. Sure, you can always build/buy something for a specific purpose, but that doesn't mean that you can't have something that serves dual purposes.
#51
But what IF your Cobra DID give you 35mpg and still kept the same POWER that you desire soo much, would you complain? Would you be impressed with Ford engineering? Or would you no longer consider it a worthy car because it was too fuel efficient for you?
You make it sound like it has to be either high MPG or high HP and it cannot be both. Sure, you can always build/buy something for a specific purpose, but that doesn't mean that you can't have something that serves dual purposes.
You make it sound like it has to be either high MPG or high HP and it cannot be both. Sure, you can always build/buy something for a specific purpose, but that doesn't mean that you can't have something that serves dual purposes.
However, that said what is really upsetting to me is all the so called 'experts', Reviewers and people that pan the performance of the CT. Look at the specs, Lexus hid nothing, same performance as the Prius, so when you are reviewing why on earth anyone would have a ‘false expectation’ of neck snapping performance is beyond me. It is what it is and I for one am very happy with mine and came into this fully understanding it’s capabilities.
#52
Hybrid power can be used for economy or for performance. Personally, I would not pay the premium for hybrid performance, as that can be accomplished differently. I would prefer economy. I echo bob259's comment if I want performance, I would take my 911 out for a spin.
#55
They updated their Facebook page on the 14th saying...
Took the CT out today on a 40 mile drive to test the suspension and supercharger. After my drive the car got 45MPG and it gets 42 factory. How you like those apples?
#58
lol. i'm not trying to hate on fox marketing specifically, but seriously, i've got to laugh at anyone who claims they're making over 300hp with stock internals on the ct200h AND getting 45 mpg. please share this new-age technology with the rest of the automotive community and become gazillionaires.
#60
Lexus Champion
Whether you're driving 1 or 10/10ths, a supercharger decreases MPG's as it is powered directly off of the crank. You usually get a quicker response, compared to a turbo, but you also have parasitic losses. I'd be surprised if they can get within 90% of what the car was getting prior to adding FI.