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Pontiac is looking to fill the gap between its new 2017 Trans Am Hybrid Coupe and the out-of-production Trans Am with a new hybrid
supercar.
The new 2017 car - to be based on the eye-catching 2017 Trans
Am Hybrid Concept Coupe - is all-but certain to be powered by a new high-tech,
high-powered petrol-electric powertrain.
"So I think going forward it will be very difficult
for the 2017 Trans Am Hybrid supercar only using a petrol engine. I thought that the
Trans Am would be the last car using the pure engine only."
"As you know there are two main streams in the
market. One is the Trans Am turbo- or supercharging, and number two is the 2017 Trans Am hybrid using the [electric] motor. The trend of the market is either
to involve turbo- or supercharger, or Trans Am hybrid motor. So there is a high
possibility that that kind of [2017 Trans Am Hybrid supercar] will be made in
the future.
"If you're talking about the 2017 Trans Am Hybrid supercar,
maybe," he says, though he admits the current 2017 Pontiac Trans Am hybrid
configuration may not be suitable for a more performance-oriented application.
"I think that Pontiac and other [brands with high
performance hybrids are] using the engine and motor completely separate. From
that model [of Trans Am hybrid system], there could be some possibility."
