As for 33, you can argue how many Veyrons there are, and that is a valid point. Thing2 cited the Veyron as a prime example, albeit a hyperbole. But this doesn’t negate the fact that sports cars on the website get praise and applause for their gluttony, while SUVs get **** for the exact same thing; fuel consumption.

The real problem with SUV’s is their weight; their danger to people on the road. It would seem they have become the ’safe’ car for many people, and I think a lot of terrible drivers buy them because they think that since the SUV is Big, Big=Safety. This is obviously not the case as we can see in the Ford F-150 from the late 90’s. Although I am using a hyperbole here similar to the Veyron one, I dislike the idea of parents buying their kids larger than necessary cars so that if the kid gets in a crash they will survive…while probably killing the other person with their lack of responsibility.

What it boils down to is simple, on a sports car website, the sports car can do no wrong, and at 12city/18highway, that is acceptable. But when a tactile SUV does the same…it is shunned.

How many Veyron’s do they make a year? And out of that number how many owners run their cars anywhere near top speed?

The same thing can be said regarding MB’s high-end AMG models (CL/ S / SL 63 / 65’s, etc…), how many how many are made per year and how many are run anywhere near top speed?

Now, how many SUV owners are out there that have an SUV with 5 liter or larger engines? It’s a lot more than all AMG, Veyron, BMW M5 / M6 / 7-Series cars combined.

Jon.

You should really use Premium with a Volvo Turbocharged engine.

Jon.

E85 is not the answer and nothing more than a pipe dream concocted by Bush and the agricultural companies who donate money to him. Ethanol is not the fuel of the future for anyone except maybe a few of those living in the Midwest US.

The real answer is conservation and new technology – two concepts that are unfortunately completely rejected by the short sighted (or bribed) Bush Admin…

10mpg…10kmi.@$3= $3,000/yr
30mpg…10kmi.@$3= $1,000/yr Saving $5.47/day

I don’t know about you, but I sure can’t account for every $5.47/day I spend..& if it keeps me in my SUV & Cobra..I could give a ****e.

I don’t think those will be affected by rising gas prices at all since everyone wants them and the driving experience is worth the price. Go GM!!!

60mpg, city.

My question is, has the price per barrel also tripled since then?

on a side note, i have no problem with european peoples, its just the assholes who think they are better than the people in country or continent for this reason, or think that they are more intelligent than the people in a certain country or continent. i mean, hell, if we are going to make blanket statements then i could say that every european is crazy and ill tempered because of the riots at their football(soccer) games. but i dont make blanket statements since im not an asshole. thanks, come again!

wow, i didnt know we all could afford to be married with 2 kids, afford to have a pickup truck to haul stuff, and afford to have 2 seperate cars for daily driving. reality check, maybe half those people in the SUVs/pickup trucks are driving them but THEY DONT HAVE MUCH OF A CHOICE. is that a new concept, or are you just a snotty zit faced teen ager who was raised in a rich household? im pretty sure its answer #2. besides, if people can afford to have a big ol’ pickup truck with MPG-dropping 28in rims, lowered to the point of scraping the ground, loads of 1in thick chrome steel everywhere, and a bed full of 16″ subs, then they have a right to try to afford the gas for that vehicle. not only that but, a diesel pickup with a couple of mods(intake/exhaust/tuner) can get into the 20MPG range for gas mileage. and, yes, with mods(they actually optimizes and opens up the engine so it needs less fuel for more power). the US has enough oil stock piled to last 80+ years at the current consumption rate(pretty sure its 80+, thats not saying that in 85 years we would run out, they just stopped calculating at 80 and added the +, saw it on some show). not sure about you people, but i plan on making my self happy for the rest of my life. and that includes getting a nice paying job, and buying/modding a bunch of gas guzzling vehicles. a toyota prius sure as HELL isnt gonna make me happy, no matter how much i save at the pump(read an article that said you wont see those savings till about 6-8 years after buying the car since you paid so much for the POS hybrid in the first place). you only have one life, and he who dies with the most toys wins!

However, people are doing it.. my brother-in-law bikes to the bus stop, about two miles, every morning and takes the ride from there. Saves him money, at least.

Im a avid sportbike rider, and the same goes in the SB world. If you throw on a lound exhaust and stunt all day long, your not using your bike for what its for, and it will show. Stunt bikes break down, fall apart, and so on. Sportbikes are for going fast around a track, not for holding a wheel in the air. This is much like that dubbed SUV. It was made for mild off road driving while you take a small boat to a lake or what not, not blasting the interstates with big rims and lound woofers.

And I havent seen gas under 3 bucks for months! Around here its been 3+ since winter.

I don’t know about these “records.” Wasn’t it something like $6 a gallon in the Atlanta area because of Hurrican Katrina at one point, or was CNN wrong?

Honestly people, pull your heads out of your asses and realize that this website caters to those who like to read about cars. Reading about the Ford Taurus isn’t fun because it is a bland, semi-efficient vehicle. You read this website to read about interesting cars, and is it any surprise that the interesting cars are fast/luxurious that get 10-20 MPG highway?

Sports cars get no flak on a perfomance car website while they are equally as innefficient or worse than SUVs, who are in open season all year round. The pot calling the kettle black, you should be ashamed.