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<blockquote data-quote="brownhorn" data-source="post: 417960" data-attributes="member: 290"><p>I have actually been in a hybrid P7 for a little over a year now, part of the pilot study program the company used to determine if they wanted to go this route. It's a pretty cool car, but it takes some getting used to. To start with, when starting the car, you have to turn the key slightly to the right and let the engine cycle through its various checks. When the dash lights go off, you can start the car. You have to feather the accelerator to get it to gain speed. Sounds crazy, but it works. It also brakes on its own when you take your foot off the gas, kind of like hyper-miling. I was able to get 15 or so MPG following the methods. Other drivers who drove their hybrid like a normal package car didn't get the same results. It has an automatic transmission and power steering which is awesome. Get used to questions about it from customers, though. Talk to your mechanic and get a cursory understanding of how the electric motor supplements the diesel. Everybody wants to know how it works.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="brownhorn, post: 417960, member: 290"] I have actually been in a hybrid P7 for a little over a year now, part of the pilot study program the company used to determine if they wanted to go this route. It's a pretty cool car, but it takes some getting used to. To start with, when starting the car, you have to turn the key slightly to the right and let the engine cycle through its various checks. When the dash lights go off, you can start the car. You have to feather the accelerator to get it to gain speed. Sounds crazy, but it works. It also brakes on its own when you take your foot off the gas, kind of like hyper-miling. I was able to get 15 or so MPG following the methods. Other drivers who drove their hybrid like a normal package car didn't get the same results. It has an automatic transmission and power steering which is awesome. Get used to questions about it from customers, though. Talk to your mechanic and get a cursory understanding of how the electric motor supplements the diesel. Everybody wants to know how it works. [/QUOTE]
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