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Old 02-16-2011, 10:19 AM   #48 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by 320touring View Post
Lower weight- yes fror "town driven cars", not so much of a concern for Highway?
True, but how many cars are only highway drivers?

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issues there around maintaining the "acceptible rate of accelleration" desired by the public, and smaller engines. smaller lumps need shorter gears to keep levels up?

Could the adoption of an "Eco 5th" to ALL cars drop highway/A road consumption?
Now that many are offering 6-speeds, there's no reason you can't have both.
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