Lucien
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Autonews reported months ago that the RDX (mid '12), MDX (late '12) and TL ('13) would be available as a hybrid. But from this press release:
- No mention of RDX hybrid anymore (most report only MDX, TL and RL). So maybe it won't be available as hybrid anytime soon (at least not first year)
- Only plugin-hybrid for 2012 which probably will be the Accord
Or does Honda not count electric SH-AWD as hybrid and does the 2013 not apply to this and it would be available in '12?
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Mikeydred
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Lucien wrote:
Autonews reported months ago that the RDX (mid '12), MDX (late '12) and TL ('13) would be available as a hybrid. But from this press release:
- No mention of RDX hybrid anymore (most report only MDX, TL and RL). So maybe it won't be available as hybrid anytime soon (at least not first year)
- Only plugin-hybrid for 2012 which probably will be the Accord
Or does Honda not count electric SH-AWD as hybrid and does the 2013 not apply to this and it would be available in '12?
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E-SH-AWD will most likely debut in the next RL or NSX, should one come and then trickle down. The RDX will get the conventional SH-AWD system, with maybe one of the next generation ED engines or like some are speculating the turbo stays and adds ED implementation to make it more FI. Autonews if I recall had stated the RDX would get the hybrid in its MMC.
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Colin
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Lucien wrote:
Autonews reported months ago that the RDX (mid '12), MDX (late '12) and TL ('13) would be available as a hybrid. But from this press release:
- No mention of RDX hybrid anymore (most report only MDX, TL and RL). So maybe it won't be available as hybrid anytime soon (at least not first year)
- Only plugin-hybrid for 2012 which probably will be the Accord
Or does Honda not count electric SH-AWD as hybrid and does the 2013 not apply to this and it would be available in '12?
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That info was probably speculative if it came out month(s) ago. The next RDX should arrive in March-April '12 (they've already stopped production on 2012s). The sub-TSX shortly after.
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Lucien
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So could the RDX be the first one to receive the electric SH-AWD?
It seems Toyota hinted to Edmunds that it would be in the RL/TL/MDX but no mention of RDX. Seems MDX is more likely candidate to get this first but not clear if that would be '12 or '13.
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Colin
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Lucien wrote:
So could the RDX be the first one to receive the electric SH-AWD?
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Highly doubtful. We 'know' that the new sedan will be using the old IMA system and it should be the last to do so. However, from a marketing standpoint, it would make the most sense for the new system to debut on something 'higher' in the lineup.
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danielgr
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Lucien wrote:
Autonews reported months ago that the RDX (mid '12), MDX (late '12) and TL ('13) would be available as a hybrid. But from this press release:
- No mention of RDX hybrid anymore (most report only MDX, TL and RL). So maybe it won't be available as hybrid anytime soon (at least not first year)
- Only plugin-hybrid for 2012 which probably will be the Accord
Or does Honda not count electric SH-AWD as hybrid and does the 2013 not apply to this and it would be available in '12?
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personally I keep that autonews link on my bookmarks so that I cam go back to it to check its accuracy. At the time, appart from the obvious statements, I would not have given it much credibility.
We will see.
PS: that foes on tip of Colin's answers, with which I agree.
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