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Originally Posted by chevydude26
<...in my opinion if any car deserves to be car of the year its the mustang 5.0 with it being able to get near m3 level of performance...in a sane world that would have won...
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Just as impressive to me is the difference in fuel economy: M3 14/20; 16 combined. Mustang 5.0 17/26; 20 combined.
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Originally Posted by chevydude26
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"Jeff Schuster, director of forecasting at J.D. Power & Associates in Troy, Michigan, 'At some point, the reality is that for this technology to be accepted, it needs to be done without a government crutch. But without a huge gas-price increase or further government demand, the natural demand just isn’t to be there.'" >
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That's the problem right now. Without $4+ a gallon gasoline, the incentive just isn't there. I think this technology needs to be tried, but the timing right now could kill it. It all depends on where the gasoline prices are in the next year or two.