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Originally Posted by Dragoneye
Fair enough...I had forgotten about that one... 
There is also the global warming comment
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..
plus, we can never forget about inflation
We agree here.  But this would still be true without the 35mpg-meeting equipment, wouldn't it? 
yup
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.  Agreed. There were others involved but Bob has had a hand in pretty much everthing. And the turnaround coincides quite nicely with when he showed up+development time for new cars |
We also have to remember Bob for some of his good quotes (these are from memory, so they might be a little off)
"At Pontiac, we were making cars with enough plastic clading to fill an Aztek"
"With the Volt we have the noble motive of reducing fossil fuel usage. And perhaps the less noble motive of kicking Toyota in the teeth"