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Old 10-08-2011, 08:40 AM   #27
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Agreed, but I'm more surprised by their choice of engines; what's the point of having two engines with barely any difference in displacement? This truck would be an excellent showcase for the infamous 4.5L baby duramax. I think it may be very well received in diesel shops.
Maybe the point is that they want to sell in EU and other countries to, where the taxes on anything above a 2.0 liter (be it diesel, or petrol) are huge...

To give you an idea: my yearly tax for the Range Rover Sport, a 2.7 V6 diesel, with 190bhp is 800 Euro or 1070 USD...
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