tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19217611.post8048631760480048883..comments2024-03-24T20:07:23.560-04:00Comments on KIKO'S HOUSE: An Ambivalent GM Half-Heartedly Embraces Change It Needs To SurviveShaun Mullenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14964214385216513188noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19217611.post-75059627572212463242009-06-09T23:17:44.196-04:002009-06-09T23:17:44.196-04:00Ooooh, a 400 horsepower Camaro? Oh yeah, baby.
W...Ooooh, a 400 horsepower Camaro? Oh yeah, baby.<br /><br />Wait, that was the wrong reaction. <br /><br />One of the interesting things is that hybrid cars actually tend to be pretty quick and torque-y. My wife had a hybrid Lexus SUV and I liked it fine. <br /><br />But while living in Italy for a while I drove a number of diesels. The mileage was supernatural. It was crazy mileage, 40 mpg and more. And yet these were quick, torque-y cars. And they weren't sardine cans. I'm 6'2', 240ish, and if they're big enough for me, they're big enough period.<br /><br />I don't understand why Europe is driving diesels, getting great performance and amazing mileage, and what we've got is an orphaned plug-in that goes 40 miles before draining out like an electric toothbrush on a three month-old double A.<br /><br />If mileage with performance is the question, maybe diesel is the answer.Michael Reynoldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05217493579132625169noreply@blogger.com