[EF TuneRR]

I never understood why automakers waste money to make these ugly-a$$ concept ultra MPG cars and not put any of it into production. Yes, there are things to learn, but at what expense if it doesn't make it to production? Too ugly to buy? Yes, with the way they style THOSE cars.

There are CLEARLY ways to achieve better-than-today's- cars' fuel economy without looking ugly as all sin. The Prius and Insight are prime examples of this.

The US "Big 3" are **** for their way of thinking. In my opinion, Ford is the only one that's actually trying to take their company in a new direction (for the better) albeit mostly at Mazda's expense. The US Gov't should have let the automakers fail. They got themselves there, they should have gotten themselves out.

In regards to pick-up trucks getting 20-ish MPG;
"Some men see things as they are and ask why... ...I dream things that never happened and ask why not". That's how I feel about it.

Automakers CAN do it... if they wanted to. Do you know how many trucks Ford (or whoever) would sell if they could produce a rugged, affordable, capable towing capacity truck that could get 30-mpg highway and 20-ish city? TONS.