54.5 by 2025

[robslob]

The new C.A.F.E. standards have been announced. 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025....R.I.P. V8 !!!

 

[Jim]

I think that's only an average, not all cars, so there might be hope

 

[DrRocket]

That's 13 years out. Automakes have made huge gains in gas mileage. My Cruze gets me 41 42 mpg going to work and 34-35 around town. That's nothing to sneeze at. It's still a fun car to drive, and has more than enough power to get my ticket yanked on the spot!

 

[HEMI6point1]

Remember, that's the fleet average. V8 cars can still exist - but they'll have to probably be produced in very small numbers as to not effect the fleet average.

What gets me, is that not everyone wants to be driving around in Prius clones. Sorry, but I'll take a car that gets a little less MPG and doesn't look like an egg that has to struggle to get to 60.

The only exception is the Fusion Hybrid. It actually looks like a real car and the new 2013 version is rated 47/47. I would get the MkZ version, though. Like the idea of cooled seats....

 

[Mike]

How about the federal government just stay out of the business and let the customer decide. Build cars the way you want and give the customer a choice.

 

[cdag]

How about the federal government just stay out of the business and let the customer decide. Build cars the way you want and give the customer a choice.

Absolutely.

 

[my friends call me Zappy]

How about the federal government just stay out of the business and let the customer decide. Build cars the way you want and give the customer a choice.

X3 Too much big gov.

 

[robslob]

My pal, the general manager at the local Ford dealership, told me that Ford is going to produce only small engine, small cars in the very near future. Performance cars will be of the ecoboost type. Maybe the sport compact kats are on the right track. At any rate, it might be interesting to see an ecoboost combo in an altered or dragster style chassis. Imagine what Super/Stock or Stock class will be like...