A new Clarity video from Tom Voelk

KentuckyKen said:
I have yet to have to accelerate so “strongly” to merge onto an expressway that I pushed past the click and engaged the ICE. I have found the Clarity has plenty enough pep in its step in EV/noICE to merge on battery alone. And I don’t drive like Grandma Moses! If I have to floor it then I’m not merging safely. I only use the other side of the click for emergencies.

However I most confess that I like being able to “smoke” (or would that be electrocute?) almost every gasmobile out there 0 to 30 mph.
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I'm not suggesting anyone go beyond the click-point--I don't, but I guess we'll have to agree to disagree whether 121-hp acceleration or 181-hp acceleration qualifies as "strongly." Tesla drivers are laughing at this hair-splitting.
 
jdonalds said:
To me the little window is useless. When I adjust the rear view mirror for my viewing I don't even see the little window, and it is so low there is nothing to see anyway.
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My guess is that whether you find the little window useful depends on how tall you are sitting down. When I adjust my rear view mirror, I see out of the little window very well.
 
Thank you for posting. I used to watch Tom Voelke videos fairly faithfully back when he was associated with a Seattle TV station or something. Then I found Alex on Autos YouTube channel and never looked back -- the two definitely have a much different style of reviews.
I do like that he made the point I've been trying to make to all my neighbors and friends -- it's hard to argue against a PHEV when it is both a fairly nice car and also capable of doing 90+% of your driving on electricity.
 
jdonalds said:
To me the little window is useless. When I adjust the rear view mirror for my viewing I don't even see the little window, and it is so low there is nothing to see anyway. To me it is a total waste of engineering and manufacturing resources.
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I'm guessing Honda didn't make the Clarity a hatch back because of the extra weight. But that would have been sweet.
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As a previous poster said, maybe it's related to height. I am tall, and it lines up perfectly. If it was not there, I would find the view out of the back unacceptable. And since I am viewing from higher up, I would think my view without the window would be better than shorter drivers from lower down.
I also HATE the low quality of the backup camera, so I assume I use that less than most people.

I'm also guessing that the reason the window was required in this car is because the back end is higher than most for aerodynamic purposes, therefore requiring the normal rear window to be higher than on a normal car, hence requiring the pass through glass to have a reasonable view.
 
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