BMW submitted a comment of opposition to the NHTSA over the 2011 Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards. The new standard calculates the fuel economy a vehicle needs to get based on the size of the vehicle. So a small car will need to get better fuel economy that a large pickup. BMW currently sells high performance luxury vehicles. Safety and luxury features add weight. Their entire lineup is rear or all wheel drive and the smallest engine is a six cylinder. BMW claims that the 2011 standards will encourage auto makers to increase the size of their vehicles to minimize the efficiency increases they need to make. This CAFE issue will be a mute point if gasoline stays above $4.00 because then it will be consumers not regulation forcing higher efficiency.
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