Muscle cars, restored art artifacts, are precious to motorheads.  Does eco-efficiency (falsely) pit envrios against collectors of automotive art?

http://editorial.autos.msn.com/article.aspx?cp-documentid=455013&topart=hybrids

No, not al all.  By simply adding plugin battery front wheel drive electric power to muscle cars they can average over 100 mpg.  Most restored cars are only driven a few miles once in awhile, so this would prevent most gas guzzling.  But even regularly driven thundercars could still run on a 40 mile range plugin electric system most of the time.

To fire up the gas guzzling monster engine for a few miles, the electric motor could be switched off.  For true fanatics a computer generated engine roar just like the gas guzzling motor sounds could be piped through the car sound systyem.  hehey.  Now that would be funny.