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American automakers are losing the race to make more fuel-efficient vehicles (www.theverge.com)
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[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

One of the funniest things in the world to me is that I first saw an Aston Mini in I think the Bourne Identity in the late 00s. Or maybe it was some other Spy Thriller from around the same time?

Fast forward to today and there is now an American version, still called a Mini, that is just as big as every other SUV.

https://www.motorbiscuit.com/american-trucks-suvs-almost-bigger-world-war-ii-tanks/

These are not exactly precise, and I cannot believe I am actually citing the DailyMail, but you get the idea: