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Old 04-05-2022, 11:05 AM   #20 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Isaac Zachary View Post
One thing I hear a lot is how "underpowered" fuel efficient cars are. There are people that make up reasons why they need a vehicle that can accelerate to 60mph in just a few seconds. If you mention "4 cylinder" they imediately label the vehicle as impractical.

Personally, I wouldn't mind a vehicle that takes a full minute to reach 60mph, as long as it also gets good fuel mileage.
I'm not sure who you are talking to but 59% of light duty vehicles sold in the USA in 2020 had a 4 cylinder engine. It is by far the "normal" engine to have in a car today.
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