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Originally Posted by Memphis SS
Yeah, I agree with a lot of what you are saying, BUT..  Dennis Collins is a very small company compared to GM and for him, it is a good market with the volume he likes to handle. GM while they may make money there has to be some volume to make it worth their wild. Heck look at the Camaro, there are concerns about if we will see a GEN7 Camaro because of slow sales and GM is still making money on the model.
I like the idea but again it's not only the cost. You put an LT4 with that heavy of a ride it will be just like the ZL1 and will have a gas guzzler tax and have an EPA of about 12mpg which by the way killed the ford Lighting back in the day.
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I get what
you're saying BUT
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FCA is doing it with the Wrangler and Ram 1500. And GGT only applies to vehicles classified as passenger
cars, not trucks or SUVs.
Straight from the EPA website under vehicles subject to gas guzzler tax:
" The Gas Guzzler Tax is assessed on new cars that do not meet required fuel economy levels. These taxes apply only to passenger cars. Trucks, minivans, and sport utility vehicles (SUV) are not covered because these vehicle types were not widely available in 1978 and were rarely used for non-commercial purposes. "
So there is no gas guzzler tax on any Truck, Van, or SUV
Not that the tax itself or the fuel economy (or lack thereof) is an issue for anyone buying anything in the $70k+ price class to begin with. Anyone who can afford that to begin with could easily drive a vehicle that gets 12 mpg on premium as a daily driver for 20,000/yr and never care about fuel prices.