Jeff,
So you are saying the public at large doesn't give a rip about about energy consumption? Except when the gas pump debits their card ~ $50 each time they fill the gas tank of their tank. *g*
Which came first the ads/accident studies/production that drove the demand? Or a demand to have big 4wd vehicles that never actually set wheels on a nonpaved road that drove production?
>I must point out that the manufactures build what sells. So the current selection of cars are just what we ordered. In other words, they are right-sized now. :)