I would love to have the hybrid, but the increased weight and complexity scare me off. I plan to keep this car for 10 years, so i want my car to be as simple as possible - so no AWD, no hybrid and lithium battery. Just tried and true stuff.
Which is also why I want to buy in the first year - buy the tried and true Nissan VQ engine before the forced-fed turbo-four Mercedes engines are put in. Don't want complexity of turbos, and don't truest Benz reliability.