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...Washington last week, General Motors unveiled the U.S. auto industry's newest challenge to fast-selling imports. GM's new minicar: the Chevette, a stripped-down, two-door hatchback driven by a four-cylinder engine and sticker-priced at $2,899 (a model with a back seat costs $3,098). According to GM, soon-to-be-released Environmental Protection Agency figures will show that the Chevette gets 28 to 30 miles per gallon in city driving and 39 to 40 m.p.g. on the highway...
...trend toward trimness is reflected in the few totally new 1976 cars. One is GM's Chevette, a hatchback "sub-subcompact" that is being built in the U.S. to compete in the same price ($3,000 to $3,500) and mileage (roughly 38 m.p.g. on the highway) class as Volkswagen's Rabbit. Ford last week announced that it would rush a minicar entry of its own Into production in Europe in time to reach the U.S. market in 1977. Chrysler plans to enter the mini field by 1980 with a front-wheel drive model, probably based...
...basic list price of the Vega 2300 is $1,950, which (with federal excise tax and dealer preparation) comes out to $2,091 for a two-door sedan, $2,197 for a "hatchback" coupe, and $2,329 for a station wagon. Frequently requested options-such as automatic transmission ($111), deluxe interior ($125.95) and power steering ($95)-can rapidly raise the Vega's price to more than $2,500. The Pinto, which comes in only one model, a two-door sedan, is priced at $1,944, including federal excise tax and dealer preparation charges. Volkswagen's 60-h.p. basic...