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Originally Posted by DGthe3
Plenty of people will complain if it costs too much & gets atrocious fuel economy. And that would most definitely happen if they go to make it into a 500+ hp absolute monster. In fact, I'd say that more will complain about it costing too much than there would be if it comes in a little under the competition & offers the same straight line performance, coupled with superior driving dynamics.
Likewise, while I haven't followed the luxury sports sedan segment very closely, I don't seem to recall many of them being considered great because of their astonishing straight line speed. After all, these aren't muscle cars. They're luxury sedans.
Sure, your neighbour might be able to brag that he's got a better motor. But you can come right back by saying you've got the better car. Personally, I'd rather GM focus on making the better car rather than the better motor.
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Complaining about fuel economy for the V series...not likely. I'm not talking about throwing a Gen 5 LSA - I'm just talking about building the motor so there is room to grow so even if it is just a matter of a few more pounds of boost it can be done for the performance models. I guarantee you a tri-turbo (as ridiculous as that sounds) will make more than 425 hp from a certain competitor.