[willy]

Ford and the rest of them better get off their arses, hydrogen is definetly going to be the fuel of the future but they have al had technology that would perform better than that with more power and being clean. But because of the goverment preventing importation using high tariffs and the oil companies 800 pound gorilla in the congress and white house we have not developed or imported them.
For an example, Mercedes has an over 300 horsepower motor in their 70.000 dollar car that also get over 50 MPG's and has been tested repeatedly to be the most durable if not the most durable engine ever made. It is a turbo diesel and you can go buy one now if you want to lay out the money.
Other manufactures such as ford dodge and gm have also had options over the years to produce turbo diesels, that were smaller, lighter and just as powereful as the big behemoths they put in the trucks today. Where the F@CK are they?
If you travel around the world for the past two decades you will see Toyota Nissan/Datsu Tohatsu Izuzu Ford YEA FORD cars and trucks that get 50 to 60 mpgs on diesel but they would not let them be imported here.
When I was in the Dominican Republic with my family we went on a ride into their high mountains there. We rode in a Toyota van that was four wheel drive, had great ground clearance and it was a turbo diesel, it towed a small trailer behind us loaded to over flowing with supplies for the horses we were going to, it had my family of six pus the driver and that thing went like a bat out of h@ll down the highway and towed/carried all of us like nothing. It also got near as I was able to convert over 40 mpg's while doing it.
I'd sell my truck, MJ's truck and all of your trucks to buy that van.
WHERE THE F@CK IS IT :(
Go down and buy it, can't. It along with all the other similar vehicles sold all over the world but here can't be bought here. Even those made by GM Ford etc. Thats right they make them too but don't import them.
This country would be more secure, there would be more money by a large margin in our pockets and you would still be able to do everything you wanted travel wise, towing wise if the big Unions, the big Oil companies and the snakey c@nts in the congress and white house would do the right thing. You won't see it though from Dems or Repubs period.
What a shame.