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Originally Posted by fbodfather
exactly.
Someone talked about the cost of the original Z/28.............that was nearly 50 years ago and the world has changed. In 1967, we had one emission standard to meet: California. Today we have three. We had no crash standards back then - we have many today. We did not have fuel economy numbers to hit (CAFE) - we do today...and I remind everyone that by 2024, we must hit 54.6 mpg corporate average - and that includes LD Pickups and SUVs.
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So you chose a dry sump LS7 that gets worse mileage, has a gas guzzler tax, and adds $8k over a dry sump LS3 which you also already make and meets emission standards with better CAFE numbers.
Kind of a poor argument wouldn't ya say?