LeBuick

Unfortunately the three models you mentioned will not be here in 2006.

  Harryface       Ø¿Ø
1991 Pontiac Bonneville LE
          300,734 miles          

Why not a 1.6L 4 cylinder hybrid with an electrically driven
supercharger & reed valves in the inlet to allow for a smooth
transition between (full throttle)  blower operation and normal
operation?

Should be able to get 200 peak HP out of it reliably with an
additional 50 from each of two electric motor regenerative motors on
each rear wheel coupled to Li-on Battery pack and capacitor for
stoplight juicing  ;-)

A twin clutch electronic transmission, electric assist steering, & A/C
compressor with a PET plastic body for weight & cost savings one could
have a mid sized stormer that eats the new Accord on economy and
performance.

It seems to me that the manufacturers are going the wrong way.  People
want quick cars.  And they also want/need fuel efficient, cheap, safe
cars, however they can't keep a complex car maintained sufficiently.

Quick is a relative term.  So for Joe average full throttle
acceleration will last for a few seconds "at most" if the vehicle is
reasonably equipt.  

So... Allow them to charge up a high capacity capacitor at the stop
light with the little four cylinder engine revving and charging the
capacitor,   Light turns green four cylinder works like crazy,
capacitors dump electrical charge into rear mounted electric motors...

Blinding acceleration until you're past the speed limit or the car
beside you.  No heavy reinforced structure to handle massive power at
one given wheel,  4 wheel drive on demand.   No heavy drive train to
provide acceleration, No large super expensive battery pack, quick
acceleration, excellent economy during normal operation, seamless
operation for the operator.

I know that Volvo's had a system where it would allow an "over boost"
condition to last for something like 7 -15 seconds. (can't recall if
it was called Turbo+)  regardless.  

With an electrically driven blower the engine can be optimized for
regular driving with only slight strengthening to handle the temporary
higher boost loads, there would be less of a requirement for an inter
cooler, you wouldn't have continuous drag on the engine but the power
would be there when needed.  Wired correctly the rear wheel braking
could be done with the electric motors/generators (so no need & no
weight of rear wheel braking systems or ABS systems.

A crank mounted clutched generator could function as not only a
generator but also a starter and drive motor for the front wheels in
economy mode (stop & go traffic).

Benefits: Cheaper power, no drive belts to maintain, no PS fluid to
heat up, etc, simplified wiring harness (data bus communication)
simplified smaller brakes (primary braking done via regenerative)
greater power to weight ratio, better fuel economy, greater
reliability (fewer things to go wrong) improved long term appearance
(aka rust free bodies). etc, etc, etc,

The big appeal for me.  Instant acceleration, no waiting for the
engine to rev, or the turbo's to spool, just instant torque from the
electric engines until the gas engine gets on the boil and keeps up
the linear increase in power.  In theory it should also be quieter
under most circumstances.

I'd like to see an option that would activate an additional 100-200HP and
reduce gas mileage down to 5 MPG like the old days :-)