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Originally Posted by Old Tele man
...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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The Cruze looks promising.
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Just as well, then, GM plans on launching the U.S.-market Cruze, scheduled to go into production at the company's Lordstown, Ohio, plant next year, with a new 1.4L direct-injection turbocharged four-cylinder engine under the hood. Details are sketchy, but it's believed this engine will deliver at least 130 hp and a healthy chunk of much needed mid-range torque, along with up to 44 mpg on the highway. Presumably, U.S.-spec Cruzes will also get much more crisply calibrated transmissions.
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At least their moving toward DI technology.