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Date: Sun, 13 May 2007 20:35:20 GMT
From: Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelationsnospamail.com>
Subject: Re: GM's excess baggage - Buick, Pontiac, Saab, Hummer


Lon wrote: > Eeyore proclaimed: > > Edwin Pawlowski wrote: > >>"Eeyore" wrote > >>>Edwin Pawlowski wrote: > >>>>"Eeyore" <rabbitsfriendsandrelationsnospamail.com> wrote in message > >>>> > >>>>>Well.... US cars tend to have relatively poor fuel efficicency > >>>> > >>>>How do you figure? Take a look at the ratings for domestic and foreign > >>>>cars of the same size and there is little, if any, difference. People are > >>>>still buying big cars, both imported and domestic. > >>> > >>>Yes, big cars tend to have poorer fuel efficiency than smaller ones. Your > >>>point was ? > >> > >>My point was - - - - - - - It is not just US cars, it is all big cars. > >>So how do you figure US cars tend to have poor fuel economy? There are >>some > small US cars that get comparable mileage to imports. > > > > They may do but the US auto makers don't pomote them much do they ? Whilst > > Detroit continues to lavish its attention on SUVs and muscle cars, overall fuel > > efficency will continue to be dismal. > > Unlike the European brands that are bringing us such fuel efficient > vehicles as the V12 Mercedes, the Turbo Cayenne, the V10 Audi, etc. Of > course you could always blame it on the poor neighbors to the south, > where such "American" evils as the new Hemi are built. You won't see many of the above on European roads. Even a 2 litre engine is bigger than average here. Graham

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