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Originally Posted by Cobb
 In a way it is, alot of car manufactures are finding tricks to keep up mpg while meeting if not exceeding the tougher emission and crash safety ratings in their newer vehicles.
Geo/Suzuki had a lot of tricks up their sleeves as into the 1999/2000 year they kept the metros mpg on par with the previous model, excluding the limited run of the xfi. |
The current Euro Civic would probably meet every safety test that the US model would out of the box. It would also probably meet every emission test too - the Diesel is the odd one out as the engine is probably not certified for use in the US - just like the VW TDI 1.6 16V which is wonderous.
The US is a wierd place when it comes to imports - I heard a sausage maker today on the radio. They sell £100m+ of exports to Europe every year and apparently the US eats $1bn+ worth of "hot dogs" in the same period. Yet just because the USDA has no import certification method for "sausages" they can't sell in the US.
Welcome to free trade ladies and others.
