I shot my brother and my buddy a pic of the car before I left the lot. Both asked the exact same thing: Did you get the hybrid? Not the cost. Not how much HP. Not what kind of system it had, all of which would have been more important in our younger days. No, gas mileage is paramount. Changing priorities, I tell you...

And I didn't go hybrid because I wanted to keep my trunk space. The battery pack takes up more room than I like, and the car's design already makes fitting stuff in the trunk an interesting exercise. Had they released the car as a hatch (like the Mondeo is in Europe) it would work much better, but they probably wouldn't sell them at all