"GM Touts Big Engine Despite Hybrid Clamor"

[GreenPartyVoter]

DETROIT (Reuters) - Never mind the fuel-sipping, gas-electric hybrid vehicles. Detroit wants to send power to the people.

Judging from last year's runaway success of the V-8-powered Chrysler 300C sedan and General Motors Corp. (NYSE:GM - news) plans to roll out several high-performance models this year, Detroit's Big Three think Americans still want cars with big engines.

While Japanese automakers Toyota Motor Corp. (news - web sites) (7203.T) and Honda Motor Co. (news - web sites) Ltd. (7267.T) have won the hearts of environmentalists with their hybrids, GM believes its V-8s will win over American wallets.

"Right now the drive for more and more power in cars is way larger than the drive for more and more hybrids," said GM Vice Chairman Bob Lutz, the top carmaker's long-time design guru.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=568&ncid=568&e=11&u=/nm/20050110/bs_nm/autos_show_gm_engines_dc_2

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1. I don't really care if GM wants to drive itself out of business

But NO GOVERNMENT BAILOUTS this time!

[GreenPartyVoter]

2. Agreed on that last bit, but how can we stop it?

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3. Silly GM, they have a hybrid pickup truck but it costs so much.....

more than a regular one. Seems like were in a reverse of the old muscle car era when insurance industry drove it out of business.

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5. Yeah, but if production ramps up, the price would come down...

I know when I looked at Civic Hybrids last summer, they were about $4k more than a conventional Civic, but the dealer couldn't keep them in stock. Does anyone really think gas is going to be cheap again?

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4. Headline in 2 year: GM announces Big Losses due to...

failure to see the writing on the damn Wall!