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Old 09-01-2009, 11:39 AM   #25 (permalink)
gone-ot
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Originally Posted by Frank Lee View Post
The way we drive pretty much means there is no advantage to OHC.
...which is all the more evidence that Detroit still doesn't "...see..." the American highway the way the American driver does.

...for instance, if they can make a 505hp high-performance car get 26-28mpg, then *why* don't they down/back-scale that technology into their smaller engines? I'm hoping this happens with the projected turbo-charged 1.4L for the new Chevy Cruze.

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