Doug Kanter wrote:
"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Sat, 25 Mar 2006 15:11:10 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:


Ford's development of a hybrid SUV is an attempt to control behavior?
Please
explain this conclusion. They'll still be selling the "regular" kind, for
people who actually need a truck-style power train, but sales of those
will
be reduced to levels they were at 30 years ago, when they were mostly
purchased by people who needed the 4WD and the gear ratio.

Don't get mired in that paragraph. Explain your conclusion.

I was reading in the Times this morning about hybrids and the really
curious part is that they aren't that much more "efficient" than a
regular car - maybe a mpg or two at most.

Emissions are about the same.


So far....but they will address the need. It's obvious that they see it, or
they wouldn't be spending money trying to build something better. It has to
be obvious to anyone but a total idiot that the vast majority of SUVs are
NOT being purchased by people who tow things or clamber over bolders and
drive through streams for fun. Luggage space and driving in snow are two
reasons which hold no water, so we can safely eliminate those.


Everyone wants bigger & better. Look what Toyota did to the RAV4 in
2006. 14 inches longer & a 269 hp V6.