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Old 11-15-2013, 04:03 PM   #794
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IMO GM is doing it for European sales (since Europe doesn't like big displacement engines), but I think they'd have a lot more success putting the engine in a car built for small displacement TT.
A 4 cylinder will enable more sales in Europe (and Asia the bigger car market). However, our elected leaders have enacted a thing called CAFE. CAFE alone in the U.S. market is driving the 4 cylinders and hybrids.

By 2025, CAFE is well North of 50 mpg. And worse, the smaller cars footprint the higher the number.

By 2017, the Camaro has to be at 36.3 and the Corvette needs to hit 40 mpg. Anyone wonder why the C7 was saddled with AFM?

The Camaro isn't likely to hit 36.3 without a 4 cylinder. It's pretty much that simple.
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