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Originally Posted by ArchJR
I think it would be fun if BMW provided performance oriented hybrids but the market just doesn't respond. Look at the RLX hybrid, LS600h, GS450h, Q50h, Volvo T8 models, or the older BMW ActiveHybrids. Too few customers will pay a premium for performance hybrids. Only the models which offer hybrids close to the same price points as petrol only models sell well, such as the ES350h and MKZ Hybrid.
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I can't speak to all the models but I cross shopped the Volvo XC60
T8 against the BMW 530e and the Volvo lost. Despite allegedly having 400 HP, it felt slow and dodgy compared to the BMW and wallowed in the turns. Hence I purchased the BMW. So I don't consider the Volvo T8, at least in the XC60 format, as a performance phev.
But, of course, I share your desire.