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Originally Posted by PrincessPeach
power on a hybrid is nowhere near the V6. I hear a lot of hybrid owners even comparing it to the 4 cylinder.
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Let's be objective, and look at the numbers. The total output of the hybrid drivetrain is almost 190 hp (187hp IIRC). That's right up there with the performance of the previous generation V-6 Camry (of which I owned an example). The I-4 gasser offers only 158hp, adequate, but nowhere near the hybrid's output. Torque (which is really more important that hp anyway)? The hybrid offers about 240 ft-lbs, 200 of which is available instantly, right off the line, with no spool up of the ICE required at all. That's vastly more than the 160 ft-lb that the I-4 offers (and you've got to wind the I-4 up to 4k rpms to get at the torque). No, the hybrid won't give you the same performance as the current 3.5L V-6, but it will beat a Gen-5 (or earlier) V-6 hands down.
Look at the Road and Track numbers. The hybrid Camry is good for 0-60 in 7.3 sec. The 2GR powered V-6 does it in 6.1 seconds (blazing). The Gen-5 3.0L V-6 could only manage the same in 8.5 seconds. A current I-4 will take almost 9.5 seconds.
Comparing the hybrid to an I-4 is insanely incorrect. (And yes, I've owned a Gen-5 I-4 as well).
