Comments on: GM Prepares for $4 Gas with Small Cars for All Brands

By: Stephen

Stephen — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 14:18:51 +0000

"We've heard this bull crap from GM before and they delivered nothing on their promise except something that their own mother wouldn't even buy" -

Volt? Cruze Eco? Do you live under a rock?

By: Dwayne

Dwayne — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 19:27:19 +0000

Screw Hybrids, move on to EV technology. If the reason is higher fuel prices, their not doing anything to fix the problem.

If you need gas to run your car, you are 100% in need of gas. Supply and demand... the demand is still 100%.

If everyone in the U.S. buys a hybrid they will just raise the price to $10 a gallon.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 19:26:24 +0000

By: calvin

calvin — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 14:24:03 +0000

The CR-V did not exist in the 80s and has never gotten 50mpg. You must be thinking of the CR-X.

And the reason that the CR-X could get 50mpg (highway) is because it weighed as little as 777kg whereas a baseline Civic these days weighs 1176kg. That's over 1/3rd heavier than the CR-X.

If people were willing to buy smaller ~700kg cars like the Smart Fortwo, then you can still get 50mpg on a conventional gasoline engine. But the trend for consumers has been to buy bigger and bigger cars each year. And to make up for that extra dead weight, they need bigger and bigger engines. The bigger the engine and the bigger the car, the less fuel efficient it is. Put 2 and 2 together...

By: you

you — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 12:53:20 +0000

Not paying 41,000 dollars for a box that gets 40 MPG when these manufacturers have ALREADY PROVEN they can make a combustion engine capable of well over 50 MPG in the 1980s with the Honda CRV!

Dont think the rest of us havent raised an eyebrow to the fact that regular 40+ MPG cars are no longer being made in lieu of slapping the word "hybrid" on them and putting in a battery and then increasing the price by 25,000 dollars for it.

No thanks. I'll pay $4 even $6 per gallon with my 44 MPG 2001 Saturn REGULAR ENGINE. Dont need a "hybrid" tag to get good fuel economy and save money.

By: Elliot

Elliot — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 20:20:01 +0000

It is very sad that it took a GM collapse and bailout to force them to rethink their ways. I too am still leery of GM and trusting them to deliver more than cool concept vehicles. However, I am also hopeful and excited that they might start building something other than the same old recycled oldsmobuick

I dig some of their newer cars, but still am hoping for more focus on fuel economy.

Maybe Ford and GM will lead the way...

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 12:09:46 +0000

i’d like to see gm promise less and more delivery… otherwise concept cars and future delivery dates are just marketing hot air.

By: Shines

Shines — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 06:10:17 +0000

James Davis your blatant hatred for GM is obvious. But free speech is a right in this country. I am not a GM fan, but I feel I must reserve my comments because I am not interested in getting into an arguement about who makes better cars. I am glad to see GM focussed on fuel economy. Certainly the government is forcing their hand a bit, but I believe higher fuel prices are on the way. The smaller Buick looks nice and Buick has been producing the most reliable GM cars the past few years. GM should do fine…

By: JamesDavis

JamesDavis — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 03:05:27 +0000

We’ve heard this bull crap from GM before and they delivered nothing on their promise except something that their own mother wouldn’t even buy. I’ll wait for the Japanese cars, at least the “sweet nothings” they whisper in our ears – they deliver on. —Like, 150 miles between charges on their electric cars and a super charger that can charge your electric in 15 minutes or less.

By: Old Man Crowder

Old Man Crowder — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 18:19:59 +0000

I'm wondering: is this REALLY about projected increases in fuel prices or is this how GM intends on meeting the new fuel economy regulations?

I don't care either way, I suppose. I guess I'd rather just know if fuel costs are the real reason for the new models.