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<blockquote data-quote="MrFedEx" data-source="post: 823424" data-attributes="member: 12508"><p>The Car and Driver test had the cars separated by just a few points. The Focus won, and the Mazda was second. The Volt is a pure-electric car, while the Prius remains a hybrid, although there are a few plug-in Priuse's out there. I believe that both Ford and Nissan used licensed versions of Toyota's Hybrid-Synergy drive. As bbsam said, government R&D/military spending eventually finds it's way to the private sector, where both the consumer and industry get something out of the deal.</p><p> </p><p>For the record, I only buy Japanese vehicles (except for my pickup) because they are ultra-reliable and last a long time. American cars are getting to be almost as good, although IMO, they aren't quite there yet. You can't blame the government or the unions for the problems in the US car industry, although they're part of the problem. For a long time, we built crap cars that nobody wanted. They weren't well-made, reliable, or up to date with the competition. That is finally changing. Ford seems to have the right idea, and they did it without the government.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MrFedEx, post: 823424, member: 12508"] The Car and Driver test had the cars separated by just a few points. The Focus won, and the Mazda was second. The Volt is a pure-electric car, while the Prius remains a hybrid, although there are a few plug-in Priuse's out there. I believe that both Ford and Nissan used licensed versions of Toyota's Hybrid-Synergy drive. As bbsam said, government R&D/military spending eventually finds it's way to the private sector, where both the consumer and industry get something out of the deal. For the record, I only buy Japanese vehicles (except for my pickup) because they are ultra-reliable and last a long time. American cars are getting to be almost as good, although IMO, they aren't quite there yet. You can't blame the government or the unions for the problems in the US car industry, although they're part of the problem. For a long time, we built crap cars that nobody wanted. They weren't well-made, reliable, or up to date with the competition. That is finally changing. Ford seems to have the right idea, and they did it without the government. [/QUOTE]
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