Face it the vast majority of the 19,000,000 new vehicle buyers in the US do NOT want smaller more economical cars. If people wanted small high mileage vehicles they currently can buy any one of dozen of so available on the market today. Obviously buyers have many needs besides a low acquisition cost and/or low fuel costs. Look at what people actually buy today. Half of all the new vehicles sold in the US today are light trucks including SUVs. The top selling three vehicles are not cars nor is the best selling vehicle a car, it is the Ford F150 and has been for nearly thirty years. Even the best selling car is not a small car, it is an intermediate sedan, the Camry. Eight out of 10 Camrys sold has only a 4cy engine not a V6, but that has more to do with Toyotas pricing strategy then fuel economy. To get a V6 in a Camry one needs to upgrade to the point where even Toyota lovers balk at the high price. Other brands that offer a V6 a more reasonable prices, sell more V6s than 4s however.
mike
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