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Old 08-16-2011, 12:19 AM   #38 (permalink)
Hubert Farnsworth
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Originally Posted by MorphDaCivic View Post
Just amazed that they quit making the Lupo.

Volkswagen Lupo 3l TDi

And why was it never offered in the US?

Besides the Oil companies owning our politicians and writing our laws...
Emissions (too much NOx), Not designed to meet NHTSA and federal crash safety standards, etc. Those pesky rules and regulations that keep cars getting fatter and more powerful, as well as favoring gasoline powered vehicles that were flex-fuel capable in order for the manufacturers to only count the percentage of fuel burned that was actually fossil fuels for CAFE, at least before the loopholes are closed, etc. Take your pick.
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