Larred
01-10-2005, 10:59 PM
http://www.wired.com/news/print/0,1294,66221,00.html
Never mind the fuel-sipping, gas-electric hybrid vehicles. Detroit wants to send power to the people.
Judging from last year's runaway success of the V-8-powered Chrysler 300C sedan and General Motors' (GM) plans to roll out several high-performance models this year, Detroit's Big Three think Americans still want cars with big engines.
While Japanese automakers Toyota (TM) and Honda (HMC) have won the hearts of environmentalists with their hybrids, GM believes its V-8s will win over American wallets.
Hybrid sales in the United States are growing quickly. But with gasoline prices receding from record highs, roomy cars with big engines remain popular. A group of automotive critics named the Chrysler 300 the North American car of the year, a year after the Toyota Prius -- a gas-electric hybrid that gets up to 55 miles per gallon -- took the honors.
Never mind the fuel-sipping, gas-electric hybrid vehicles. Detroit wants to send power to the people.
Judging from last year's runaway success of the V-8-powered Chrysler 300C sedan and General Motors' (GM) plans to roll out several high-performance models this year, Detroit's Big Three think Americans still want cars with big engines.
While Japanese automakers Toyota (TM) and Honda (HMC) have won the hearts of environmentalists with their hybrids, GM believes its V-8s will win over American wallets.
Hybrid sales in the United States are growing quickly. But with gasoline prices receding from record highs, roomy cars with big engines remain popular. A group of automotive critics named the Chrysler 300 the North American car of the year, a year after the Toyota Prius -- a gas-electric hybrid that gets up to 55 miles per gallon -- took the honors.