Lets face it, the technology is there, and has been there, for all the big four to use, or have used long ago. How many stories have we heard about a carb that could get 40 to 60 mpg, and the patent was sold to one of the big auto companies, and buried. Why not dig out some of these invention, and dust them off, and use them. Why not install Hydro. boosters? Anyone can buy, or make these at home, and install them, and claim to get 20 to 60% better mpg's. This could have been used years ago, and kept us ahead of the competition. Just like the oil shortages in the 70's, everyone dumped their LTD'S, Caddie's, and big Old's 98's for Subaru's, Nissan's, and Toyota's, and now it is happening again. I guess they didn't learn then, and as then, they have waited until to late to do something about it, and now they are in a panic. Its there, you own it, its needed, use it.
Detroit: The End of an Era [View article]