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Old 11-17-2015, 01:47 PM   #1253 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Vman455 View Post
What they should have done is take an existing engine, like the 1.0L Ecoboost, and used that instead of all this "we're going to develop a new, proprietary engine at great expense so we can trumpet it all over our advertising!" Especially when they have only raised $65 million in their now-years-long campaign, and can't start production without an additional $200 million.
Even better a simple, cheap existing engine. I bet you can't get a turn key intake to oil pan, all accessories, 1.0 ecoboost with transmission for $7000 new. I think their best bet would have been in the parallel twin motorcycle world.
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