Not to beat to beat the dead horse here ... But I was looking up some fairly popular cars versus a couple of SUV's ... And I think some of the differences in gas mileage is negligible and even a couple of SUV's came out ahead of popular cars ...
So I think it's all pretty relative and comes down again to the fact people really shouldn't generalize, as some SUV owners try to own the best one for the environment while still getting the vehicle they want and enjoy, while some car owners don't realize that an SUV does better on the road then their car. Now there's no reasoning for the Lincon Navigator people other than they have the money to waste I suppose ... But others should be given a bit more slack since their SUV only does 1 mpg less than the popular minivans. That's hardly something to crucify over ... But then again, what do I know. Interesting stuff. Of course there's lots of great family cars in this list that do great on mileage. (most of this is 2002 data) Cadillacs http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/bymake/Cadillac2003.shtml Lincolns http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/bymake/Lincoln2002.shtml Mercedes http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/2001cartablef.jsp?id=18214 Ford Explorer Sport SUV http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/noframes/18071.shtml A ford station wagon http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/noframes/18009.shtml The popular Ford Mustang http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/noframes/17424.shtml A ford minivan http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/noframes/18026.shtml Chevys http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/bymake/Chevrolet2002.shtml Toyota SUV http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/noframes/18131.shtml Another Toyota SUV http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/noframes/18246.shtml All Toyotas http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/bymake/Toyota2002.shtml Jeeps http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/bymake/Jeep2002.shtml Cheers, Erika ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
