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Originally Posted by AJI
I think unfortunately the sweet spot doesn't really exist.
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Oh, I think it exists; there just hasn't been a business case for it. We don't, as a whole, make rational decisions, and especially not when it comes to buying things like cars. Everyone wants more, bigger, and safer, so that's we get.
Something like the GM Ultralite, shown in 1992, was the sweet spot. 1400 lbs, C
d .19, a rear-mounted three cylinder engine, seats for 4. 100 mpg at 50 mph.
We're quite capable of making light weight and low drag cars. But the car-buying public doesn't want to purchase light weight and low drag cars, and until that changes we won't get them.