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No matter what side you are on, and I am in no way trying to pick a fight, the government just told you what can and can't have in your car. OK OK that's a little extreme but hear me out. I hadn't read this article before. But it really summarized how the CAFE requirements will determine what we can and can't have. Now the automakers are stuck in the middle. Meet the customer demand for HiPo V8s and at the same time withstand all the government pressure. I know I just got done ranting about gas prices. So CAFE should be a good thing? No. It's not fair to the automakers. The government just shifted the responsibility from getting off foreign oil or moving to alternative fuels by forcing automaker to pick up the slack. It's too aggressive and it's not fair. I do believe that we will see 30+ mpg performance v8 someday but give them a fighting chance. Maybe I will have to recant some of my complaints that GM is using CAFE as an excuse... hmmmm. |
It's not nearly as bad as that...really.:(
It would be if the automotive environment stays as it is now (i.e. gas only). But we all know it's not - that's why it makes it damn near impossible to predict anything. But one thing remains certian (although distant) Ethanol, Hydrogen, electric....they're all gonna change the market for the better. And our V8's will survive....don't worry |
I hope so. I can't say that I have the same faith as you though, although I'm keeping my fingers crossed.
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The most promising solution to CAFE as I see it is E85, so long as the loophole stays open. The assumption is that a flex fuel vehicle will use ethanol 50% of the time, causing its fuel economy numbers to double. A Cobalt averaging an actual 25 mpg ,with a flex fuel engine would get rated at 50 mpg. The Volt, I think I have heard that it will get 50 mpg when using its engine but would be rated at 100 because of its electric only propulsion method. So 100 mpg regular = 200 mpg rating on flex fuel. That would give GM a nearly 5 mpg 'bonus' for its vehicles, based on the sale of 100k of these Volts.
Odds are this loophole will get tightened up soon, perhaps changing the assumption to 25% running on ethanol. That still helps a great deal because nearly any car will then get the desired average economy numbers, all it needs to do is get 26 mpg or better then have a flex fuel engine. Basically, it is technically possible for GM to exceed the 2020 CAFE by the end of 2010 since CAFE doesn't care if your car is actually using ethanol or not. |
As a response to the news that there will be one V-8 available when the Camaro is released,it should be the direct injected,11.5to1,E85 compatible powerplant.Are you listening GM?
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The only issue with the DI V8 is timing. Can it be produced in time to offer it upon Camaro's release? Other than that - it's a no-brainer. |
^ Thank God for Dragon. You help keep us all sane. Thank you sir!:respekt:
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