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Originally Posted by SlideWRX
 That can't be true; I know the Jeep Grand Cherokee is sold over there. A very 'not stringent' Fuel economy case. They use a 2.99~ liter engine because anything 3.0 liters or higher has a serious tax penalty. In the US, the smallest gas engine available is 3.6l. |
Well aerohead's statement was mostly correct, the fuel economy requirements there are higher. The way around it is to use smaller engines in everything like you mentioned. They have 3.0L engines instead of 3.5L + engines in Mercedes, 2.0L engines instead of 3.0L engines in BMWs, etc.