the battery warranty so short only meh?

after 5 years, prices for the batteries will be much more expensive because prices of raw materials will rise very significantly

but who really needs top speed, speed limit is only 110kmph on the highway, i'm sure u don't need to go any faster than 150kmph because u'll receive a lot of love letters from the cops. Torque is the way to go.

hybrids or EVs will be obsolete within 15 years because by then all cars will be running hydrogen fuel cell.

for all u guys who buys hybrids, i really respect u, save more petrol for me so i can enjoy my petrol powered turbocharged car, thank you so much

FYI all the major car manufacturers are planning to push Hydrogen fuel cell cars starting 2015 for the mass. When this happens they will stop producing hybrids and EVs (yes this includes honda and toyota). As for malaysia and other 3rd world countries, it's possible we'll get it around 2025. By then petrol prices will be too expensive to use. If u want a long lasting car without the fear of the technology becomes obsolete, diesels are your best bet because A) they run like clockwork and can last for decades and B) there are plenty of substitute for the black stuff (all kinds of bio-fuel) so the prices of diesel won't become like petrol in the future

diesel engines can't rev that high, average max rpm is around 5k rpm

not many petrol engines can produce the kind of torque diesels can make (compare same cc). even if they did, the torque won't come as soon as diesel ones. even if the torque comes as early as diesels, the price will be 3 times more expensive.

the only petrol engine I can think of that can match the torque and torque range is the Audi 2.0 TFSI

there u have it. it's all BS made up by car manufacturers, try it and u'll see.

pls read my post (with quotes from other forumer) before explaining this to me, i already know most things (including your answer) about diesels