30 mpg CAFE would have been possible nearly 40 years ago, even WITH “smog rules”. As to safety, the Insurance institute ran a 65 Chevy head-on into a 2009 much smaller and more efficient Chevy. All on board the smaller 2009 would have walked away uninjured, all in the ‘65 would have been killed. I’ve driven “smaller” cars since ‘61, and even the “crossover” SUV I have is much, much smaller than a Hummer, and MUCH SAFER in crash testing AND actual accident statistics. Hummers are EXTREMELY dangerous to their occupants, not just who they hit. Bigger and more fuel consumptive being “safer” is the ultimate fraud sold by the oil companies to promote the sale of inefficient cars in the US. And Eryx does hit the nail on the head about those who buy Hummers- they aren’t even any good in “off road” applications, too wide, and they get trapped by trails or “tight spots” smaller OHVs have no problem with.
30 mpg CAFE would have been possible nearly 40 years ago, even WITH “smog rules”. As to safety, the Insurance institute ran a 65 Chevy head-on into a 2009 much smaller and more efficient Chevy. All on board the smaller 2009 would have walked away uninjured, all in the ‘65 would have been killed. I’ve driven “smaller” cars since ‘61, and even the “crossover” SUV I have is much, much smaller than a Hummer, and MUCH SAFER in crash testing AND actual accident statistics. Hummers are EXTREMELY dangerous to their occupants, not just who they hit. Bigger and more fuel consumptive being “safer” is the ultimate fraud sold by the oil companies to promote the sale of inefficient cars in the US. And Eryx does hit the nail on the head about those who buy Hummers- they aren’t even any good in “off road” applications, too wide, and they get trapped by trails or “tight spots” smaller OHVs have no problem with.