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Originally Posted by Piwoslaw
Maybe in the US it's not about going faster, but about haulling more. On average, American cars have more options than European
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Not sure this is a valid reason any more. Look at a top spec Euro car vs an American one and its quite similar, especially (possibly ironically) the French cars such as the C6. A new Mondeo is a pretty fully optioned car compared with the US equivalent Fusion. There is no Hybrid Mondeo but there are superb TDCi ones. Ford have worked hard here.
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Originally Posted by robchalmers
As for the bigger engine more performance etc. the US cars I've driven 3.0litre V6s etc were slow as hell, my 1.9D polo could out run them! why? the slush matic of course! stick in a close cogged manual with a long 6th
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The slushmatic is the key. I had a long discussion with a US friend who said that US makers had worked out how to make the Auto as efficient as the manual. And then I last visited he had bought a manual pickup to save gas.
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Originally Posted by ShadeTreeMech
So Mrs. A would be an excellent candidate for star in a reasonably priced car then?
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I AM THE STIG
(and I have the Fathers Day card to prove it)
So no.
