Gallery of all Concourse entrants
The Concourse of Hypocrisy

A cavalcade of gas-guzzling contemporary automobiles with
hypocritical bumper stickers

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Mitsubishi Expo
1992 model

Fuel Consumption and Emissions of the 1992 Mitsubishi Expo:

Miles per gallon:  21
(19 MPG city; 23 MPG highway)

Annual greenhouse gas emissions:  8.9 tons

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WINNER:        
Best Foreign Car

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Color: 

Dark burgundy

Location: 

Cragmont Ave., Berkeley

Message: 

"5% of the world's people consume a third of its resources
& make nearly half the waste. That 5% is US"

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From the side it looks like any random car in middle America.

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But the back bumper holds a surprise!

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Amongst several other stickers, directly under the license plate, is...

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...this astounding message. If this entrant had not already won the "Best Foreign Car" prize, it would have been a strong contender for "Best (i.e. most hypocritical) Bumper Sticker."

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"5% of the world's people consume a third of its resources & make nearly half the waste. That 5% is US"

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