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Originally Posted by freebeard
Not all older vehicles.
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I'm specifically saying they didn't burn fuel efficiently. The compression ratios were low, there was no variable timing, there was no precise metering of fuel and adjustment based on atmospheric variables, poor fuel atomization, etc, etc.
That doesn't mean I don't appreciate the aesthetics and nostalgia of older vehicles, but there's a reason they aren't making them anymore.
"There are no solutions, only tradeoffs". The price one pays for something that performs better is increased complexity. Occasionally things get more complex without an overall benefit, like the tax code. This is why we don't want politicians making engineering decisions; they don't even make good decisions within the domain in which they are ostensibly skilled.