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Old 02-17-2014, 03:12 PM   #382 (permalink)
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Grey Goose (Retired) - '89 Geo Metro LSI 4 door hatch back
Last 3: 57.16 mpg (US)

Tweety - '91 Geo Metro Convertible -2 Door convertible LSI
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90 day: 43.97 mpg (US)

Shadow - '02 Honda Shadow VT1100
90 day: 43.46 mpg (US)

Sonic - '07 Honda CBR1000RR
90 day: 42.69 mpg (US)

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Good point. This cost of this certification is still R&D expense though. The manufacturing costs don't reflect this as the compliance is designed in by this point.
Does anybody know the delta difference of EPA and Safety development costs between motorcycles and automobiles?
Geo/Suzuki produced cars for less than $10K back in their day. They complied with the automobile certs of their time.
Is there hope as this is a motorcycle?
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