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Well, consider the excitement he caused around the pricing of the 5th-gen. Though he did make the V6 sound like an exciting and enticing proposition.  I know he's said other things as well, just can't recall them at the moment. |
Fair enough...I had forgotten about that one...
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I think the whole point is that regardless of the increased cost the reality is the consumer will be making fewer trips to the pump for refills, even if they're still running on gasoline.
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True...but since gas will be more expensive by the time most cars reach that minimum 35mpg rating...it will cost
more to fill up each time on those fewer trips...effectively cancelling out any cost benefit..
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If alternatives like cellulosic ethanol and diesel really take off then the cost of fueling or how often people will have to gas up will become almost a non-issue.
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We agree here.
But this would still be true without the 35mpg-meeting equipment, wouldn't it?
Regardless of what rukus his mouth causes, Lutz is the guy responsible for bringing GM back in terms of design, and engineering. I'll take a few crude, out of context comments in light of that.
