[tiderfish]

I think the Cruse is a step in the right direction for GM. Its good to see they are actually considering a car that gets decent MPG. Plus it looks great! I also appropriate the fact they are going with a turbo charged engine. Turbos: the replacement for displacement!

As for the Smart cars, I don't think they will ever be as popular as the Geo Metro. As I recall the metro wasn't really marketed as a super fuel efficient car. It was marketed as a inexpensive car. The fuel efficiency was due to it's small size and displacement. The Smart car is just plane wrong. It's barely large enough for 2 people, has almost no cargo space, and starts at $11,990! What happened to the sub $10,000 car? On top of all that the car is so "squished" it looks like it would be flattened in an accident, passengers and all! I think the Smart is just for people that want to have that in the driveway to tell their snoody friends they are eco-friendly.