ORIGINAL: DSkippy
I still just don't get why if they could do it in the 80's why they can't do it now? Good mileage vehicles, I mean.
It doesn't have to have ton's or power, just something to offer those looking on the other end of the spectrum. I heard they were talking about toyota's going to eclipse GM again, because a lack of products people are looking to, (fuel efficient econoboxes).
If we can do muscle, like we can do muscle, seems like we ought to be able to compete in econobox land.
Remember the '76 Nova... like this:
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Had one in high school, 350 V8, Auto, 4 bbl and headers on an otherwise stock engine... got 25 mpg on the highway...