New Kia Trailster
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Reminds me of a MINI.
Looks like some bunch of [censored] if you ask me. Stick a Diesel in it not electric motors. I don't know why American car manufacturers can get that in their head to turbocharge a small diesel engine and put it in their vehicle. It is like that all over the UK. You could easily get 50 mpg's with that KIA and still have loads of torque.
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Research has shown that the Hamsters will LOVE it!
Originally Posted By: LX289
Looks like some bunch of [censored] if you ask me. Stick a Diesel in it not electric motors. I don't know why American car manufacturers can get that in their head to turbocharge a small diesel engine and put it in their vehicle. It is like that all over the UK. You could easily get 50 mpg's with that KIA and still have loads of torque.
Reason is that it's not simple to produce small, common rail turbo diesel engine, and American companies have zero experience with them. GM of Europe was never really able to produce good diesel engine. They had ( and still do) 1.7 litre engine that was of Isuzu origin, and 1.9 that is completely FIAT design.
Ford was even worse. Their diesels were truly awful. I have to say I'm not sure how good are new Ford diesels, time will tell.
Up until 2006-2007 Japanese diesels were slow, agricultural, and not that good to be honest. They did catch up around 06, and now they are superb.
Companies that historically made good diesels are MB, VW, BMW, PSA, FIAT. They've been doing it for the last 40 or more years.
Looks like some bunch of [censored] if you ask me. Stick a Diesel in it not electric motors. I don't know why American car manufacturers can get that in their head to turbocharge a small diesel engine and put it in their vehicle. It is like that all over the UK. You could easily get 50 mpg's with that KIA and still have loads of torque.
Reason is that it's not simple to produce small, common rail turbo diesel engine, and American companies have zero experience with them. GM of Europe was never really able to produce good diesel engine. They had ( and still do) 1.7 litre engine that was of Isuzu origin, and 1.9 that is completely FIAT design.
Ford was even worse. Their diesels were truly awful. I have to say I'm not sure how good are new Ford diesels, time will tell.
Up until 2006-2007 Japanese diesels were slow, agricultural, and not that good to be honest. They did catch up around 06, and now they are superb.
Companies that historically made good diesels are MB, VW, BMW, PSA, FIAT. They've been doing it for the last 40 or more years.
Family Truckster with a twist.
I need to find a different planet to live on. This one is too dumb.
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that thing is hideous incarnate!
It might be easier to just call it the Soulster...
I think that's genius. The same basic implementation of an electric motor as the Porsche 918 Spyder.
All the weaknesses and shortcomings of the combustion engine are replaced with an electric motor that excels in those situations.
Gas engines is inefficient at low speeds and idle and acceleration; Replaced with the electric motor for the first two and used in tandem in the last.
All the weaknesses and shortcomings of the combustion engine are replaced with an electric motor that excels in those situations.
Gas engines is inefficient at low speeds and idle and acceleration; Replaced with the electric motor for the first two and used in tandem in the last.
I read that Kia was surprised at the number of the 65+ demographic that buy the Soul because of the easy egress & ingress and utility. Maybe they should make a variant of this vehicle geared toward them and call it the S'Oldster.
Its got a 918 drive train...more or less.
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