On Apr 13, 10:47 am, Bill Tuthill wrote:
Siskuwihane wrote:

Rumor has it that Honda may bring its 2.2 litre diesel CR-V to the US
in 2008.

That's good. CR-V is a nice vehicle and I like spare tires on the back.
Although did Honda move the spare tire in the new 2007 model?

The Jeep Liberty diesel only gets 18 mpg according to Consumer Reports.

Toyota Highlander hybrid is due for revision in late 2007 (2008 model)
and expectations are that fuel economy will improve dramatically.

Possibly a Toyota Tacoma with 6-speed manual would get decent mileage
on the highway, though not in town. A friend gets 24 mpg in his Tacoma.
The crew cab has a fairly comfortable back seat, and with gate down,
the cargo bed is long enough for me to sleep in, although my feet would
get wet in the rain, sticking out of a camper shell.

When I lived in Latvia, I had a Nissan Terrano, which is the European
version of a Pathfinder. It was a 2-door, with a full sized cargo
space. It had a 5 speed manual tranny, a 2.2 liter engine, 4 wheel
drive, and would go over 100 mph if I wanted it to. But at highway
speed (65-70 mph), it got 35+ miles per gallon.

In the US, they won't sell this vehicle with such a small engine, and
with all the pollution controls, oversized frame, extra heavy bumper,
extra steel in the doors, trunk, gas tank, etc etc etc, it gets 11-15
miles per gallon.

--riverman