Supposed to be a fun hybrid. Supposed to be a fun, responsive shitbox with good gas mileage.
The only way they saw to do that was to make a hybrid considering today's absurd safety standards and the like that drag mpg further and further down.
I can say for sure that it is by far the most fun hybrid, especially considering it's a manual. However, that only matters if you're DETERMINED to get a hybrid - when compared to "normal" cars, it falls short completely. It only fulfills its purpose inside of a bubble.
Chase Richardson
Might be something to do with it, BMW has fucked its American customers over since the 90's, keeping its good models and engines over there.
Michael Nguyen
It's not wrong, though. The base toyobarus aren't really about lap times, they're just supposed to be >fun.
The upside is that they've got a decent platform to build on, so if you want to make one for lap times you can pump an extra 300 hp in it, or if you want to make a drift missile, you can do that too.
