Advanced Automotive Technology: Visions of a Super-Efficient Family Car

TABLE 4-2: Forecast of Vehicle Characteristics: Baseline Scenario

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2005 2015

Subcompact

Price Base^307872

FE (mpg) 33.5 37.2 41.3

Weight (lb) 2,315 2,410 2,360

HP^101108126

Intermediate

Price Base^492 1,044

FE 27.0 29.8 33.4

Weight (lb) 3,190 3,230 3,150

HP^151159169

Compact Van

Price Base^363804

FE 23.6 25.6 28.5

Weight (lb) 3,680 3,760 3,725

HP^153160172

Full-size pickup

Price Base^287866

FE 18.0 18.9 21.2

Weight (lb) 4,250 4,400 4,350

HP^193204209

KEY: FE= fuel economy; HP = horsepower.

NOTE: Price refers only to incremental price of fuel economy technology and performance but does
not reflect cost increases associated with safety and emission standards.

SOURCE: Energy and Environmental Analysis, Inc.,“Automotive Technologies To Improve Fuel

Economy to 2015,” prepared for the Office of Technology Assessment, June 1995, p. 10-19.