Comments on: 2008 Paris Auto Show: Green Preview

By: Bryce

Bryce — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:38:41 +0000

lol……public transit….you are funny. As someone that has had to ride public transit for the last few years…..it sucks. Late, slow, and annoying as hell. Would rather hang out at the DMV all….ALLLLLLLLL day then ride public transit for even an hour or two. (except for BART, I like it…..probably because I have never had to ride it for more than maybe half an hour to get across the bay or something) If the bay weren’t so inaccesible to cars and the roads and gas so ridiculous, I would just be driving my car around here, but alas, it sits at home in SoCal. : (

By: schlitzycarnival

schlitzycarnival — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:15:30 +0000

all these cars are useless – green, indeed! – just use public transit!!!

By: Bryce

Bryce — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:21:07 +0000

Engines have grown more advanced in the past decades so engines now with the same displacement as they did in the 70′s say will now produce much better HP and fuel economy. This 140 HP 1.4L is amazing, especially considering that amount of HP was only for the region of V6 engines back in the day.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 20:04:17 +0000

Where is the story in Ford’s High milage deisel?

http://www.autobloggreen.com/2008/07/23/british-motor-show-ford-fiesta-econetic-63-5-mpg-us/

Bring it on.

By: Reese

Reese — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 13:00:54 +0000

I honestly think Europeans have been living in the “REAL” world of energy awareness, efficiency, and cost for quite some time and the US has been franticly feeding on fear marketing of monster vehicles. Germans have asked me why we have so many V8 engines when most of the speed limits were 55 mph. I used to own a Geo Metro <1000cc – 3 cylinder. My daughter drove it across the US and back. It was normally used only for urban driving. It was snappy and it could speed along at 70 mph without any problems. A small car is definitely the answer as the second car in my family.

By: Civic Hybrid

Civic Hybrid — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 11:52:07 +0000

The comment "choice of two miniscule powerplants: a 1.2-liter gas-engine rated at 69 horses," bugs me. I also own a 1973 Saab Sonett and it only had 67hp in it's little v4. I had a Vanagen Diesel and it only had 48hp. Both of these cars were fine for me. What is the problem with sub 100hp power?

By: Bryce

Bryce — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 18:31:01 +0000

The 1.4L turbo that GM keeps saying will be used in the Cruze here in the USA needs to be developed and fine tuned in their new powertrain development facility they just put up in Ohio, so it will be a year later. In laymans terms, the engine needs to be invented. : ) GM would love to put this thing on market tomorrow cuz it would definetly sell, it just needs another year to take car of the engine. This will probably work out nicely that way the Europeans can figure out and fix all of the kinks in the car for us. : )

By: i_kon_man

i_kon_man — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 18:10:57 +0000

I think there is more demand for green (efficient and smaller) car in Europe. GM is not ‘there’ yet.

By: Lequisha

Lequisha — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 18:03:19 +0000

How come the Europeans get the Chevy Cruze before the American people do? It doesn't make sense!!!

I'm angry!

By: Bryce

Bryce — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:58:26 +0000

Can’t wait. All these new reveals are getting me excited for this show. Too bad I can’t go there and admire them for myself. : (