Christophe wrote: it is precisely because they still currently have SHIT engines (econologically speaking, the V6 is the "base" and 10L / 100 is a very low consumption for them) that it will be very easy for them to lower consumption: they just need to copy foreign technology ... European and Japanese in particular. And voila
Oh, it's not just the engines, because good engines the Americans could do with them if they really wanted to, on the other hand there is no point in putting a high efficiency engine in a 2 ton aerodynamic pickup like a shoe box
It must be admitted despite everything that this type of vehicle is very practical when you live far from everything, often at the end of a long dirt road, which is common as soon as you leave the "rich" coastal areas of the USA ...
On the other hand, I would have liked to ride a Honda insight a long time ago, but it has never been imported into France (there is however at least one that circulates in France because I saw it this year: it is undoubtedly the one that was used for the press demonstrations ...