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Originally Posted by Dragoneye
Yep
Gotta remember, too -- all this development was before the crap hit the fan.
Trucks were selling outrageously well, and they knew gas was going up, just not when...so they all partnered up with a plan to release hybrid trucks and make a killing while companies like toyota, at the time, was breaking even on prii. Good decision or not....it's a killer system. I'd love to see it miniaturized so as to forgo the towing requirements and installed on a car.
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There were plans to make a 2 mode Saturn Vue but then Saturn was killed so the project stalled. There was talk of making it into a Buick (commonly called the 'Vuick') but that idea was at least shelved and possibly killed off altogether.