Anti-technology? Nothing of the sort. That's how a base V6 Camaro makes 304 HP and gets 29MPG.
It's pretty simple actually. Roughly four times more computers system complexity and sensors means four times the chances of failure, and possibly four times the number of dealer visits before an intermittant electronic problem can finally be properly diagnosed and fixed. All for a car that has the carbon footprint of a H2 and about the same MPG as a simple Jetta diesel. But you are entitled to your own opinion of course.
BTW, I helped build GM hybrid prototypes, helped hook up all their various computer systems, was there when they tried to get them all to communicate to each other, helped try to isolate all the electronic noise from the inverter from scrambling all the computers, etc. Trust me their electronics are far more numerous and complex than any new non-hybrid vehicle. But I guess I must know nothing about modern vehicle electronics systems.
P.S. There certainly are a lot of them around Indy. I notice them quite often when I'm trying to get around their slow-ass hypermiling rolling roadblocks. So maybe I'm just prejudiced!
