The new fuel-efficiency and emission standards may lead to smaller cars with lighter engines. This is not what consumers prefer, auto analysts tell us.

They may be right that Americans want big, cheap cars. They also want free gasoline, clean air and complementary cocktails in coach. Meanwhile, they don't want to send their money to petro-financed terrorists. And they don't want to bail out U.S. carmakers going bankrupt in part because, when oil prices soared, Americans stopped buying ...

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