Quote Originally Posted by J R Jones View Post
Jim, There is nothing like real world experience for purchasing reference, I have already forwarded your story to a buddy shopping. I have suggested to him that Toyota/Lexus hybrids are at 37-38MPG, as a compromise.
You did not say if your wife's car is RWD or AWD, obviously AWD increases power consumption. There is another potential concern. I was shopping a Lexus SUV electric with AWD. That is FWD default adding the RWD motor as required.
Owner "real world experience" was startling handling in snow/ice turning. As the front tires loose traction the rear motor comes on and the slide goes from understeer to oversteer, and/or slide. We went with an Infinity which is default RWD and mechanical AWD as required. No complaints.
jim

By the way Jim, I never looked at your location info before, I was born and raised in West Bend, WI about 10 miles from Kettle Moraine. Lived there until I was 18 and then moved to SoDak. My family (Mom & Siblings) still live in and around the West Bend area.

Jim