By Leftlane Staff
Monday, Aug 21st, 2006 @ 6:00 pm

Detroit Free Press columnist Mark Phelan got the chance to drive the Chrysler 300C diesel around metro Detroit and down Woodward Avenue this weekend. Phelan points out that the car is not sold in the United States due to emissions regulations. But he certainly wishes it was. “The diesel Chrysler 300 turned in an astounding 37.7 mpg in my test,” wrote Phelan. “That’s nearly triple the mileage I’d expect with my driving style in a Hemi V8 Chrysler 300 under the same stop-and-go conditions.” Phelan did get to drive one fuel-efficient vehicle from an American automaker that is actually in the United States, but it didn’t match the 300′s impressive stats. That vehicle was the hybrid Saturn Vue, which got a “respectable but unexciting 24.7 mpg.” Phelan estimate it got an estimated six or seven miles per gallon more than its gasoline counterpart. He also drove Ford ’s Focus FCV fuel-cell concept, but don’t expect to see it on dealer lots any time soon.

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