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A Very Nice Looking Hybrid....made by Kia!

Discussion in 'Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News' started by umyaya, Feb 12, 2010.

  1. umyaya

    umyaya New Member

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    Kia Ray concept car.

    Kia Ray Concept - Auto Show - Road and Track

    "Kia claims the Ray concept can drive 50 miles on pure electric power.
    As a plug-in HEV (Hybrid Electric Vehicle), the Ray, according to Kia, delivers 202 mpg;
    as a pure HEV, it returns 77.6 mpg.
    Total range is 746 miles.
    Top speed is 109 mph."

    Looks very eye catching too....Whaddya think?

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  2. mad-dog-one

    mad-dog-one Prius Enthusiast

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    If those stats are valid, Kia would be silly to not market this car. Unfortunately, those numbers seem too good to be true.
     
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    Of course they would be silly.

    Again, a concept car...designed to impress. Reality? We'll see...but nonetheless, a sharp looking vehicle. The rear end takes some getting used to
     
    #3 umyaya, Feb 12, 2010
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    77 mpg drops to 40 mpg in the summer when you have to run the AC on max to try to cool it down with that huge windshield. :madgrin:
     
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    Looks nice and the specs look nice, but I'll comment further when/if they ever manufacturer it.
     
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    The car and numbers look good.
    Unfortunately, from my experiences with Kia products, K is for Kia, as well as Krap. I had an Optima that was the worst vehicle that I ever owned.
     
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    We have a couple phrases over here that might apply;

    "you get what you pay for"
    "buy cheap, buy twice"
     
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    Nice BUT...

    Concept-Starting point

    Reality-Ending point

    Inbetween- Lot's of variables.....
     
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    I've seen *many* concepts like this over the time. They never materialized. Two things are for sure; if it ever reaches production (which I highly doubt), it:

    1) won't look anything like the concept
    2) will never get the advertised mileage

    I'd *love* to be proven wrong, however. But I am afraid I won't be. Over-promise and under-delivery problem all over again :cool:.
     
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    A totally unrealistic-looking car. Yuck. Who wants headlights that are 3 feet long? And way too much phony NASCAR "ground-effects" nonsense.
     
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    +1, the hit rate is always low on concept cars.
     
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    Now ... MAKE IT !!!!

    This could be a gold-mine in getting attention from the media and a huge PR boost for Kia. I sure hope they don't let this one pass by. This could be a huge opportunity for them to boost the presence of their name in the auto market.
     
    #12 Rybold, Feb 14, 2010
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