We rented a car for the trip from Enterprise - $180 for the five days. I had requested a Dodge Charger but got stuck with a "Nissan Ultima Hybrid." I thought "oh great a four-cylinder." But I was impressed. It went zero to 80 quickly - and even at that speed there was a lot of acceleration. I learned that's because when accelerating both the electric and gas motors combined to provide 200hp and good torque.

The other incredible thing was, from Sacramento to driving around LA, I first bought gas at Disneyland - it only took 15 gallons of a 20 gallon tank, after going over 450 miles, mostly at 80 mph. The car easily gets over 500 miles on a tank of gas. www.nissanusa.com/altima/