Frank -
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Originally Posted by Frank Lee
I think it's sad to know GM possibly has the tech know-how to lead the world in fuel-efficient vehicles but mgmt can't or won't figure out how to make the bidness case for that to work.
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I agree. From my POV, all they had to do was leverage their international know-how ala Opel and such. If they had taken care of
all of the US customers instead of trying to milk us with marketing that told us we needed to buy the biggest and most pri$ey SUV possible, then they wouldn't be in this mess. I think the Cobalt XFE is a prime example of "tuning for MPG" that can work. They could be offering the Ecotec sub-1.8 engines as an option and we would be hypermiling them to our heart's content :
European Engines - GMPartsWorld - General Motors Crate Engines & Performance Parts
1.0i 12v Twinport Ecotec
When the price of gas increased, all Toyota/Honda/Nissan had to do was start importing Yaris/Fit/Versa's that they had already developed for other countries that already have high gas prices.
*sigh*
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