[Ole Okie]

I suspect the US auto industry and the US oil interests have kept the best innovations out of our cars.

Of course they have. Why, Exhibit A is the 100 mpg carburetor, whisked off to oblivion.

Or was it the 100 mph carburetor?

Ah, small difference anyway.

/sarc and :)

[ROCKLOBSTER]

I suspect the US auto industry and the US oil interests have kept the best innovations out of our cars.

Well, they certainly have put plenty of worthless crap in them, like ABS and TPMS etc.

>> Exhibit A is the 100 mpg carburetor <<

What's a carburetor?