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Old 08-30-2012, 01:10 PM   #6 (permalink)
Big Dave
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The Red Baron - '00 Ford F-350 XLT
90 day: 27.99 mpg (US)

Impala Phase Zero - '96 Chevrolet Impala SS
90 day: 21.03 mpg (US)
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54 MPG means the average car is going to be what the general public calls clown cars.

Expect backlash.

We will not see diesels even for a 54 MPG standard as long as Tier II Bin 5 is in place. Tier II Bin 5 crushed the operational economy of diesels in US-spec engines.
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