For me it's going to be the fun factor, if the 0-60 time is accurate, this should be somewhat fun…we'll see. I am guessing it should pull pretty good coming out of a rolling corner, as the electric motor will be activated giving the feeling of low end torque. Keep in mind I am not saying this thing will even come close to the torque feeling and driving dynamics of my German built go kart
I had a VW Golf TDI Manual and sold it about 6 weeks before the scandal hit, getting top dollar here in Oregon. I am a telecommuter now and we didn't need 2 cars, so I sold the one with the most equity…got lucky on that one ay? Man I miss that car, it was a blast to drive.
We traded our 06' Rav4 V6 in on the VW with 125K on it, it was a great all around vehicle. In Arizona we both drove mostly highway so it didn't make sense to go hybrid, in fact even in Oregon I am averaging 28 MPG in our V6 Camry SE with summer tires and 25 MPG with the Michelin X-Ice tires.
Still intrigued and have to go try it though, we need to get back into an SUV to enjoy all that Oregon has to offer, big plans to be outside this summer.