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Dan @ Feb 19th 2008 7:04PM
That's exactly it, RWD (or anything large, or 4WD, or fast) for the masses is exactly what the new CAFE law is intended to destroy and this is the beginning of that process.
Obviously consumers still want those vehicles, but they will need to be priced out of the reach of the general public to keep numbers down and CAFE up.
These markups will make the large vehicle segment automaker's major source of profit in 10 years - and most of that profit will go to subsidizing the selling price of 40-60 mpg hybrid crap boxes which nobody really wants. And those Aveos in the fleet (for you and me) will balance out the big cars which only white collar urban types will still be able to afford.