10-29-2010, 11:17 AM
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Originally Posted by jakoye
My thinking here is that if you're going to create an "economy" sports car (relatively), it would seem like a wiser decision to design it so it can run on regular fuel, especially for a relatively low-mileage car like the Z. This will be even more of an issue as the US economy recovers and gas prices, once again, go up, up, up.
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Another point is that manufacturers are caught up in the "numbers marketing" game. Witness the 5.0's threat. There are subjective reasons for buying a car, and objective ones too. Car manufacturers can get their hands around the objective numbers, and design to that.
You've got a V6 in a sports car, raise the compression = higher hp/tq numbers, possibly better sales.
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