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January 30, 2008
You can buy handmade Italian leather shoes or perfectly aged French wine in the United States, but don't waste time looking for certain luxury cars, according to Forbes.com
Among the sets of wheels not available to U.S. buyers are the French-made Peugeot 407 and Citroen 6, and Italian-made Alfa Romeo Brera and Spider, and Lancia Thesis.
The reasons are simple. Many European automakers, such as Peugeot, produce diesel-engine vehicles, which haven't caught on with U.S. car buyers. And some vehicles made in Europe, like the BMW 1 Series hatchback and Mercedes-Benz B Class compact, have yet to stir interest among U.S. luxury car buyers who bypass such small hatchbacks, preferring roomy sedans and coupes.
Posted by Peter C. T. Elsworth 
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AS drivers on the west side of the pond start to face the sort of prices we east-side motorists have had to deal with over the past decade, diesel engines wll become a real option over there-but only European bred engines of the Common Rail type pioneered by Fiat. These are to American oil-burner engines as a DC3 is to Concorde
Posted by: Joe Gantly on January 30, 2008 12:29 PM
Almost all car manufacturers, including the 'big 3' in the US also use common rail diesel technology. See Common Rail on Wikipedia.
Posted by: John Young on March 11, 2008 8:22 PM
Please be civil. Vicious comments, personal attacks and profanity won't be published.
