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Thanks to CAFE, Detroit three (finally) embrace diesels

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Diesel vehicles have nearly a 50-percent market share in Europe, thanks to tax incentives and diesel-friendly legislation across the EU. Diesels are so passé there that you can buy a BMW 730d and no one will think it odd that your luxury car burns oil. Pull up in a diesel 7-Series in America and people would leer at you like you've alighted from an amphibious vehicle reeking of saltwater and dead trout.

But now, thanks to the oft-reported combo of newly-raised CAFE standards, not-so-newly-raised gas prices, and the 50-state diesel engine, GM, Ford, and Chrysler are about to dip more than a hesitant toe into the diesel game. Chrysler offers a diesel in the Grand Cherokee, but soon all three automakers will offer diesels in their best-selling lineups of light trucks -- the Dodge Ram 1500 is expected to offer a 50-state diesel after 2009. Light trucks are being used to lead the charge since those buyers stand to gain the most with the least amount of (perceived) sacrifice.

Diesels currently have 3.2-percent of the American market. Some estimates put them at 15-percent by 2015. That's a huge leap, and diesel still has plenty of hurdles. Diesels will come with a cost premium over gasoline-engined cars. That should be easy enough to conquer -- incentives and some quick cost and longevity calculations should convince people of the benefit. The real hurdle is the nagging issue of perception. The plan will probably be to attack that with a price that makes the proposition unbeatable. Said Chrysler's director of environmental affairs, "If it's priced right, we can sell diesel here. Diesel can give you an immediate poke in fuel economy -- 20 to 40 percent. Not many technologies can deliver that today."

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batteries not included (Widescreen)

avec: Hume Cronyn, Jessica Tandy, Frank McRae, Elizabeth Peña, Michael Carmine (II)
réalisé par: Matthew Robbins

The Green Mile (Widescreen)

avec: Tom Hanks, David Morse, Bonnie Hunt, Michael Clarke Duncan, James Cromwell
réalisé par: Frank Darabont

The Lord of the Flies (Widescreen)

avec: Vincent Amabile, Chuck Bell, Angus Burgin, Badgett Dale, Gordon Elder
réalisé par: Harry Hook

Patch Adams: Collector's Edition (Widescreen)

avec: Robin Williams, Daniel London, Monica Potter, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bob Gunton
réalisé par: Tom Shadyac

Lord of the Dance (Full Screen)

avec: Michael Flatley, Bernadette Flynn, Daire Nolan, Gillian Norris, Helen Egan
réalisé par: David Mallet

Spencers Mountain

avec: Whit Bissell, Lillian Bronson, Veronica Cartwright, Wally Cox, Mimsy Farmer
réalisé par: Delmer Daves

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Widescreen)

avec: Zero Mostel, Phil Silvers, Buster Keaton, Michael Crawford, Jack Gilford
réalisé par: Richard Lester

One Fine Day (Widescreen/Full Screen)

avec: George Clooney, Charles Durning, Joe Grifasi, Anna Maria Horsford, Sheila Kelley
réalisé par: Michael Hoffman

The Green Mile (Widescreen 2-Disc Special Edition)

avec: Patricia Clarkson, James Cromwell, Jeffrey DeMunn, Dabbs Greer, Bonnie Hunt
réalisé par: Frank Darabont