05-18-2009, 04:02 PM | #29 |
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wow 26mpg trucks.........thats gonna be hard
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05-18-2009, 04:28 PM | #30 |
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05-18-2009, 05:19 PM | #31 |
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Thats going to be very hard to achieve. People are pretty used to having all the luxury items on new cars. If they want more MPG, then they are going to have to shed some serious weight. So you get a econobox with power nothing.
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The CAFE "truck" category includes these:
Stick a flat load floor in any hatchback and suddenly you have a "truck" that's EPA rated 35mpg and CAFE rated 55mpg to offset my next GMC Sierra. Piece of cake. Bonus: It's far more marketable as an SUV than it is as a hatchback car.
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Removing weight has surprisingly little effect on fuel economy
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Weight doesn't have to be reduced to increase MPG, though. There's usually room for improvement in gearing, though GM's automatics tend to be geared for fuel economy. There's loads of room for aerodynamic improvement in modern cars; every car has a big gaping airplow/parachute grille that is entirely for aesthetic purposes and unnecessary for even the most extreme cooling, for example.
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05-18-2009, 06:24 PM | #34 |
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I see alot of twin turbo v6s in the future
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05-18-2009, 06:30 PM | #35 |
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That's because politicions don't know jack about what they are talking about. Safety, Safety, Safety, Safety, Safety, Safety, Safety, Safety, Safety, and oh by the way. While your adding all that weight we would like you to increase your miles per gallon by 40-50%. Thanks, oh, and if you could also come in sunday that would be great.
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05-18-2009, 08:18 PM | #36 |
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The politicians don't have to worry about it being hard to achieve. They can just pass a law about something that they have no knowledge of. They're either career politicans, or there other job was Law.
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05-18-2009, 09:10 PM | #38 |
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I was hearing it was suppose to be set at a little less than 35.5 mpg. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?p...d=akvVufy0JRNs
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05-18-2009, 10:40 PM | #40 |
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Is there some way we can vote against this catastrophe?
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05-18-2009, 11:36 PM | #41 | |
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I my book a truck is not a "Truck" unless its BOF, the Cab and Bed are Separate. I think these numbers are over inflated. Oh, Yeah Don't we already have budget short falls to repair worn out roads and Bridges because people are Driving Less and/or Riding Motorcycles.
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05-18-2009, 11:49 PM | #42 |
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good thing its not a emissions standards being raised, on a certain year motor they made it cleaner (as per epa) and lost MPGs
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