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As a general comment, it always amazes me that:
1. A 2.7L turbo gets the same gas mileage as the old 5.0L gas V8. Yes I know there’s a power and acceleration difference but I would take a reduction in output to see fuel efficiency in the mid 20s.
2. In 30 years fuel economy hasn’t gotten better.
3. Ford and other major brands are making a big deal about getting rid of V8s but their 4 and 6 cyl motors don’t do much better… at least not enough to be proud of
4. Why is diesel not more prevelant? I see all major companies making an effort to offer diesel motors but they aren’t being adopted by the consumer. I already knew about the heavy duty truck segment getting mid 20s fuel mileage on the highway. I recently learned about the 1/2 truck segment having decent fuel economy and everybody and their brother knows about diesel VWs and even the smaller Chevy Cruze and so forth getting mid 40s fuel economy but they aren’t really being readily adopted. I wonder why that is
1. A 2.7L turbo gets the same gas mileage as the old 5.0L gas V8. Yes I know there’s a power and acceleration difference but I would take a reduction in output to see fuel efficiency in the mid 20s.
2. In 30 years fuel economy hasn’t gotten better.
3. Ford and other major brands are making a big deal about getting rid of V8s but their 4 and 6 cyl motors don’t do much better… at least not enough to be proud of
4. Why is diesel not more prevelant? I see all major companies making an effort to offer diesel motors but they aren’t being adopted by the consumer. I already knew about the heavy duty truck segment getting mid 20s fuel mileage on the highway. I recently learned about the 1/2 truck segment having decent fuel economy and everybody and their brother knows about diesel VWs and even the smaller Chevy Cruze and so forth getting mid 40s fuel economy but they aren’t really being readily adopted. I wonder why that is
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