Can U.S. Cars Meet the New 54 mpg CAFE Standards? Yes They Can

[mawilson 2,133]

let's all get tatas!

[Captain Oates 911]

Me too - I avoid all that electronic junk though I have 5 computers and 2 routers. My pal has a Lexus covered in electronics and has a clipboard with a list of things to fix. He is sick of it and wants his Camry back

My last car before I left England was a 1.8 125 horse power Vauxhall Astra and the road holding was such I could beat any American car on a twisty road - it was low with stiff suspension and handled like a competition go cart. I could fool with sports motorbikes.

If I took this V6 268hp Camry to England, any 1.8 125 horse power Astra could beat it easily coz it handles like newt gingrich on a mechanical steer

The Camry is the USA's best selling car and they don't even sell them in the UK !!!!

In the USA, diesel is more expensive than gasoline so why drive diesel ?

In the UK, diesel is cheaper and gets a lot more mpg - so saves a lot of fuel

Any politician in the USA who voted for a $2 tax hike on gasoline would be fired and then shot (literally)

I am afraid the culture is such that it's like telling a cannibal to eat broccoli - it isn't going to happen and neither are straight boy scout leaders.

The US will war until the last drop of oil is pumped - and then think about it when there is non - and not before. Actually that's wrong - they will think about it and talk about it but nobody will DARE do anything

in the words of Herr Cain " you want a job don't you ?"