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Old 07-31-2021, 07:07 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by JSH View Post
I do doubt they are tuned exactly the same and Fiat is spending money on expensive emission controls that they don't need to sell cars in Brazil.
Economics of scale dictate much of the hardware to be essentially the same, as Brazil is an export hub and some automakers actually export engines made here to markets with stricter emission regulations, even though the flexfuel tune is only common in Brazil and Paraguay.
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