Hybrid- a word that not familiar to Malaysian suddenly become so hot topic now.
Again the battle of T and H aka. Toyota and Honda.
Start with Honda Insight
Honda Insight come with 2 stage 1.3L i-Vtec+IMA
Drive and handling is quite good for its class..
Very modern interior, nice 3D style meter
Main attraction is the price at 98K…affordable hybrid car.
Now come the Toyota Prius…the car that Hollywood Artist love it so much that 1 of it got 5 unit of Prius…lolz
Being a larger car than insight do have its advantage and with a 1.8L Atkitson-cycle engine…
The Prius just feel like it is a better hybrid car overall..but with a 140K pricetag.
I feel that Prius is really advance in terms of technology as compare to Insight.
For conclusion, i still feel that there is no logic reason to buy a hybrid because
1) How much petrol will you save..the money you save will be for repair bill in future?…because the battery will cost like 10K to change or repair(battery life will be like 5-10 years)
2) Eco friendly??…it used a lot of energy to manufacture the battery and take a lot of process to recycle it…i do not see the logic
3)How reliable the car is?…not sure, how long the battery will last?.. maybe 5 years to 10 years…we say only cannot guarantee.
With the disadvantages and reliable issue…it is better and more logical to buy a small cc car that save fuel and low maintenance.
I have a hybrid car…but i worry in future this will problem that will problem…
haha



