Why don't Hybrids get more love?

[son of a ..sven]

22,000 miles and I've had zero issues.

Cayman S version?

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[Reejie]

I always put studded snow tires on my 2005 Ford Escape Hybrid. Usually, hybrid tires are made of a "harder" rubber (this fact comes from my experience as a chemist for Uniroyal Chemical").This improves the mileage, but the tire doesn't "stick" to road as well. Which is why everytime I accelerated on a slippery surface, the Escape would slide. I changed the tires to Cooper's and had the studded snow tires for winter. Never had another problem again with FWD in the winter (Syracuse, NY, winter's favorite spot!) FYI: Cooper's have some of the best performance... again from experience as an analytical chemist... I will do the same thing when I get my Mav.... if it ever actually gets built....

 

[Edge Haley]

Cayman S version?

Yes

 

[son of a ..sven]

Yes

( off topic I know, had a 2017 Audi TTS..300hp..liked it..wanted a Cayman..sold it, got a Mav and a Tesla M3..still miss the TTS,,enjoy)

 

[GreenLady]

My brother in Christ, recalls don't mean anything really. Not to mention basically all of the hybrid repairs under warranty are early build hybrids that had those janky wiring harness's, and issue that doesn't impact later build date first and second year mavericks.

We're seeing the hybrid issues start to fizzle out, and more ecoboost issues as of late. Not only are we seeing more Ecoboost issues, but they're more severe than anything the hybrids have experienced. Multiple people with transmission issues, and reports of gas leaking into the engine oil. It's pretty obvious that the hybrid is the more reliable powertrain, especially now that those odd wiring harness issues appear to be resolved.

The recalls on my ‘22 Lariat Hybrid were nothing compared to the recalls I got on my 2019 Kona EV It seemed every time I took a breath I got a recall

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