is the fusion and the camry not also a 4 cyl........... i have been inside the 2010 sonata ( drove it for 3000 miles on vacation rental car ) and not shure what bigger this al new one is going to be when its on the market but on the back seat its not bigger then my gen2 prius. its a sedan and not a hatchback to space back there is also not that bigger..... its more the size between a Audi A4 and A6..
Both the Fusion and the Camry can take either a 4cyl or 6cyl engine (but the hybrids are made with only 4cyl). This does demand more space up front, and more metal structure.
Yes but what they're saying is that the 2011 Sonata isn't designed to take a 6 cylinder in the engine bay thus Hyundai engineers can build a car with a smaller engine bay, thus less metal used.
A ok well will this 4cyl instead of a v6 really mean that lot of less steel for the front part of the car? cant really believe that. using 4cyl instead of v6's will mean more savings in weight than the few inches/cms of savings on the ice bay. but then agian al small parts togheter and you have lot of junk less
The bottom line is what does it cost? That will differentiate hybrids, since the puiblic could care less about the technology differences. What's the cost and what's the gas mileage. Those are the primary factors, in my view. In terms of cost, Honda is cheapest, Toyota (Prius) next, followed by Ford Fusion and Nissan Leaf. Maybe the Fusion/Leaf are near the Prius after govt rebate. The Sonata pricing will be a key to its marketability.
I don't know but when we had a Camry 2.4, there was a LOT of empty space in the engine bay. Ditto the new Camry (which has an even larger V6 option.. 3.5 litres). Tons of room in the 2.4 litre version. Of course the Camry Hybrid has less since some of that room is taken up by the hybrid components.
so maybe you still need a v6 space for a 4c hybrid. maybe hyundai decovered that the ice can als be place sideways instead of inline.
Answering my own question. ISG is 8.5 kW. Source The difference between HBD and HSD. 8.5 kW ISG = 30 kW(?) MG1 30 kW MG = 60 kW MG2
