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The most bang for your gasoline buck.(engine performance)

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| August 01, 2004 | COPYRIGHT 2004 Consumers Union of the United States, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Consumers no longer have to sacrifice engine performance to get better gas mileage. That's the welcome news coming from our recent auto tests. More vehicles, in almost every category, now let you have it both ways: good fuel economy and quick acceleration.

This is especially important when the average price of gasoline has rocketed from $1.50 per gallon last fall to more than $2 this summer. In a recent Harris Poll of American car buyers, 60 percent of respondents said they will buy a more fuel-efficient vehicle next time.

However, while sales of the biggest, thirstiest SUVs dipped this past spring by about 13 percent, most U.S. consumers don't seem to ...

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