Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 22:02:23 +0200 From: "Mark Gerritsma" <nl.autonopsamtmfweb.nld> Subject: Re: GM to increase SAAB lineup
Nutmegger <nutmegger_7717nopsamo.com> schreef: >> What I don't understand is why they didn't create a in-between class >> for the SUV's. > > They are, I parked yesterday next to one made by Ford, it looked like > a pickup. It had four doors in the cab, but the bed was so short as > to being useless in my opinion. That's not what I meant. I'm talking about the government classification which mandates a average fuel economy for a class of cars. As I understand there currently are two classes: the car-class, with relatively high standards for exhaust emissions and a truck class, which is allowed to pollute a bit more. For both classes an average fuel consumption figure is mandated, which is calculated over the average fuel consumption figures of the entire line up of a given manufacturer. Because the large SUV's mainly go in the truck-class, they only have to comply to lower emission standards and may have a higher average fuel economy. Mark
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