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BlueStreak

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11. These are hillbilly cars. The people who buy them will turn around next week

Reply to frylock (Reply #9)

Sun Feb 10, 2013, 08:54 PM

Feb 2013

and bitch about the cost of gas when they don't have enough money to buy the groceries and get the kids to the Dentist.

These are not fine sports cars for the motoring enthusiast. They are redneck specials.

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More Forward Thinking From Detroit: Chrysler's New Line Of 6.4 Liter Muscle Cars - $40-45K [View all] hatrack Feb 2013 OP

23 mpg is pretty damned good for a 392 c.i. powered muscle car. Ed Suspicious Feb 2013 #1

Better mileage than an SUV, functionally equal to a minivan Mopar151 Feb 2013 #2

Hardly. More like the MPG of a Mack truck with the utility of a VW Beetle BlueStreak Feb 2013 #3

It's 2013, not 1973. If you need further explanation, spend some more time on this board. nt hatrack Feb 2013 #4

Functionally equivalent to a minivan? NickB79 Feb 2013 #13

We've squandered our technology on higher performance instead of higher efficiencies. NYC_SKP Feb 2013 #5

Double edge sword safeinOhio Feb 2013 #7

True, but requiring higher CAFE standards wouldn't stifle research. NYC_SKP Feb 2013 #8

I'm with you on CAFE standards, safeinOhio Feb 2013 #10

Apparently much of the "high efficient tech" is PR. wtmusic Feb 2013 #12

I do not understand why all cars made now aren't getting 50 mpg or higher stuntcat Feb 2013 #6

there will always be a market for performance vehicles.. frylock Feb 2013 #9

These are hillbilly cars. The people who buy them will turn around next week BlueStreak Feb 2013 #11