On 2008-05-16, Jim Yanik <jyanik@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Joe <joe@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in
> news:slrng2pt4k.vda.joe@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>> On 2008-05-14, Nick Cassimatis <nickpc0spam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>> The US Government classifies a PT Cruiser a "Truck," so using them as
a
>>> reference is questionable.
>>>
>>
>> They do not.
>>
>>
>
> When Chrysler brought out the PT Cruiser,they designed it as a "light
> truck" so it would not have to meet stricter passenger car standards for
> fuel economy.(CAFE)
>
> see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysler_PT_Cruiser;
>
> It is a front-wheel drive 5-passenger vehicle, classified as a truck by
the
> NHTSA for CAFE fuel economy calculations but as a car by most other
> metrics. Indeed, Chrysler specifically designed the PT Cruiser to fit
the
> NHTSA criteria for a light truck in order to bring the average fuel
> efficiency of the company's light truck fleet into compliance with CAFE
> standards.[2]
>
Right. It was a conscious decision by Chrysler, not something done by
an idiotic government panel.
Chrysler used the rules to their advantage.
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