I drive a VW Golf diesel that gets 51mpg. The 2-seat "Smart Car" that gets 60mpg will be available in early 2008. The days of the big V-8's are over and aren't 150/152 pilots use to small spaces? I cut my fuel consumption by 60%, just think what would happen to the oil companies if they lost 60% of their business, for good!
http://www.smartusa.com/ Ah Jeff. Are you are old enough to remember 1973? That was the end of the V-8, or so it was predicted. And yet, you can buy an H-2 today, which is certainly larger, and no more fuel efficient, than any personal vehicle available in 1973.
I won't be driving one of the "smart cars". Looks like a dumb idea to me. I drive a Chevy Colorado now, but when it is ready for retirement (I average about 1,000 miles a week and it will hit 200,000 by the end of the year), it will be back to the Silverado ... and it will have a V-8. I will loose only about 2 mpg by moving back to the full-size truck from the mid-size Colorado.
My wife's vehicle is an Explorer with the V-6. We LOVE the Explorer. Best vehicle we've ever owned. I'd buy another one today if I needed another family grocery-getter. I wouldn't put myself or anyone I cared about in one of the "smart cars".
Reg
