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Archive Home > 2011 > October > 30 > A can-do Detroit does better

A can-do Detroit does better

• Automakers now offer economy cars with performance

By Warren Brown / The Bulletin
October 30, 2011

Once, there was an automobile industry that rebelled against any suggestion of improved fuel economy, that labeled as “impossible” the achievement of more miles per gallon without reduced crash safety, that treated economy cars as motorized dross for the poor and certifiably less fortunate.

That....

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