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...star rollover vehicle if it was the last one on earth." According to NHTSA's website, 22 SUVs in the current model year have a rollover-resistance rating of two stars out of five, including the Jeep Grand Cherokee and the Cadillac Escalade EXT. (Chevrolet Blazer two-wheel-drive models get just one star.) "People, when they choose to buy a vehicle, they might go sit in it and say, 'Gee, I feel safe,'" Runge continued. "But gut instinct ... isn't very good for buying a safe automobile." Runge is expected to testify on SUV safety at a Senate hearing...
...late 1983 AMC launched a new version of the Cherokee, the first four-door SUV to become a big hit. (The S-10 Chevy Blazer also appeared that year.) Other carmakers jumped in, and by the '90s, America was in love with SUVs' rugged looks and capacious interiors. The Ford Explorer became one of the best-selling vehicles of the decade. Normally an American success would be quickly challenged by foreign competitors, but SUVs were protected. In 1964 the U.S. had placed a 25% tariff on foreign light trucks in retaliation for a European tariff on U.S. chicken. The tariff...
Chevrolet Blazer 2WD Over 40% Chevrolet Blazer 4WD 30% to 40% Jeep Liberty 30% to 40% Jeep Grand Cherokee 30% to 40% Nissan Pathfinder...
Wearing a black blouse and matching blazer, Huston rode the streets of Cambridge in a black Volvo convertible, flanked by 13 rowdy Theatricals members...
...next morning Watkins appeared before the tangle of cameras in her periwinkle blazer, with her pastor seated directly behind her. For five hours, she patiently explained the intricacies of the financial schemes that had allowed the energy giant to conceal billions of dollars of debt in dubious partnerships. Though Watkins had not worked in accounting for a decade, she knew the arcane material cold, making it sound as simple and intelligible as long division. She was relaxed enough to give the Representatives a taste of her piercing Texas wit. But her square jaw clenched whenever she spoke about her feelings...