Can high-performance fun and a plug really coexist in one car? Here's our list of the hybrids that prove it can -
, and that additional heft blunts performance and handling. Then there’s the issue of response – with two propulsion systems and two braking systems, the complex calibration between a hybrid car’s powertrain components is proving to be more problematic the more we drive them.
So while there’s still a lot of work to be done in making these cars as entertaining as those with no hybrid assistance, we’ve cherry-picked the best hybrid performance cars on the market today, while also looking forward to a few manufacturers that are on the cusp of their own hybrid revolutions.Before we get into listing our favourite hybrid cars of today, some explanation.
The most common and now widespread mild-hybrid system is the relatively simple Integrated Starter Generator or Belt Driven Generator fitted to take some of the strain away from the engine itself. This can be as simple as the ISG taking the place of a traditional starter motor, which can also simplify the front of the engine with ancillaries such as water pumps, fuel pumps or air conditioning condensers being driven electrically, rather than from the crank via belts.
Some mild-hybrid systems feature enough of an electrical kick to augment the engine’s performance directly, as seen in some
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