• By Murilee Martin
    Jan 11, 2008 11:30 AM 2,867
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    Big Is Back, Because Bigger Is Better: The 6000SUX


    If the folks who made the movie Robocop had really been prescient, they'd have made the 6000SUX (which was based on a '76 Olds Cutlass) a vast SUV instead of a big sedan. Still, 8.2MPG puts it squarely in Excursion territory. It's an American tradition.


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