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Originally Posted by PQ
At the great fuel mileage they are getting from these high powered cars?
Obviously not that we are getting it, because that's great, but that it's taken this long to get it.
WTF? This isn't some new technology that is finally here. 26mpg from a 400 HP car? OMG.
Just gets me a little irritated that they didn't give it to us sooner.
I'm just curious if anyone else had felt that way.
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Not at all...it's the way of things...technology is necessary before somethings can happen. It's like crossing a gorge...you can SEE the other side...but good luck getting there without a rope or a bridge or something...
There is no conspiracy, there was no 200mpg carburetor, computers weren't around until recently for precise injection control, machining tolerances and techniques weren't readily available for efficient head-design...and design alone (whether it's electronic fuel mapping or physical design of components) takes decades if not CENTURIES to perfect anything...it's a long, drawn-out process all hinging on what the technology of the time is.
Don't forget, either...it seems like every time a great advancement was made in engine design...emissions regulations cracks the whip and demands them to be cleanER....which suffocates that newfound 'thing'. And so the process starts again to overcome that...it's kinda like shifting gears.....