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Published on Friday, September 05, 2008
By LA Daily News Staff Writer
In any article about gasoline prices, the phrase "pain at the pump" seems unavoidable. But that clich could use some work.
"Pain" is stubbing your toe. A $100 fill-up for a sport utility vehicle is like extracting your wallet through your spinal column, using a rusty fuel nozzle as a liposuction device.
To relieve the pressure, Americans are feeling their way from trucks to cars, or from traditional SUVs to smaller crossovers. To help shine some light on that path, The New York Times has compiled a list of fuel-saving models that are compelling for reasons that go beyond fuel economy.
This is more than a roster of the highest-mileage cars, which is populated mainly by subcompacts and small hybrids. While small economy cars certainly have an appeal, especially with gas prices in the $4 range, not every family is ready to go cold turkey and trade the SUV for a tiny econobox. So the mission here is to present fuel-saving options in a full range of categories
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