Attendees inspect a Lamborghini Revuelto on the opening day of the Geneva International Motor Show Qatar 2023.

Attendees inspect a Lamborghini Revuelto on the opening day of the Geneva International Motor Show Qatar 2023.

Photographer: Christopher Pike/Bloomberg

In the World of Luxury Cars, Hybrids Are the Sexiest New Thing

Got six figures to spend? There are plenty of powerful new hybrids to choose from. Just don’t expect them to improve your gas mileage. 

Hybrids were supposed to be a way station on the road to electric cars.

Honda Motor Co. and Toyota Motor Corp. started pushing them in the late 1990s, using their part electric, part internal combustion powertrains to meet emissions mandates and lower CO2 ratings across their global fleets.