To combat high fuel prices that are bedeviling sales of big, profitable SUVs, Ford Motor Co. plans to offer a more fuel-efficient version of the Expedition. The vehicle could be powered by either a new European V-8 diesel engine or a gasoline-electric hybrid powertrain. "We have hybrids and diesels under development," said Derrick Kuzak, Ford's group vice president of product development for the Americas. Full Article
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(brandon @ Jul 5 2006, 12:37 PM) [snapback]281511[/snapback]</div> Apples and oranges: the quote referred to GM and the Expedition is a Ford product. Either way, it still looks like Ford and GM don't get it: people generally need dependable, fuel-efficient, modestly sized vehicles. Size compensation starts to mean less as the price of fuel increases.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(rfred @ Jul 5 2006, 02:16 PM) [snapback]281569[/snapback]</div> Good catch. I didn't notice that until after I had posted.
