Saki GT

Anyone remember the 80 mpg Precept? The ESX3? The Prodigy?

I found this old article - interesting read.

http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/hot_li...eature/(page)/1

vader1

I remember reading this article years ago. I think it is kind of funny that these cars are considered to be super expensive pipe dreams, but the new Insight will accomplish 80% of what these were supposed to do and sell for less than $20k. An CRX HF's achieved 50 mpg plus routinely 30 years ago.

marthafokker

That was the Billions of dollars spent by Bill Clinton's administration to get these cars researched/made for the public use.

The result, more bonuses for the auto execs, no high mpg cars, and US auto industry bail out. And overall results in Prius and Insight by the Japanese because they were scared it was for real... instead, it was vaporware.

ZDan

There wasn't any CRX 30 years ago...

90's Civic VX was rated 55mpg highway, 48 city. Would be rated 39/49 by today's standard.

Not too shabby...

Cars are too big/heavy these days

EVAN&MONICA

New cars are obese

GPMike

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2Dtfi3VkiU

vader1

Should say 20. Typo, my bad.