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Originally Posted by syr74
As an option, I would agree that it makes for a good idea. If it is going to raise the base price of everything 3k like it appears will happen here, that could be bad juju. Standard equipment on Cadillac models might be easier to swallow. A CTS Sport model with a LS3 V-8 and standard eAssist could easily meet or beat the fuel economy of the V-6 model with a much more interesting power curve.
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Actually, if every model in the GM lineup recieved this system, the cost increase per model would be drastically lower. Right now, pricing is set to recoup development costs, which are a fixed number. The more cars being sold with this system, the less GM has to charge per car to make up that cost. I don't know how much is actual parts cost and how much is development cost (and also how much is profit) but I could see it adding as little as 1500 per car if every car had it.
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