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Originally Posted by Mindz
It's really sad because it's mostly true...
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I think it goes beyond the V12's..I think the V8's that we know and love will be gone before the decade is up as well.. Those that say no way are the same people that are saying the private insurance companies won't disappear either if there is a free Government option. If the Government punishes you enough for getting a V8 in the form of higher gas guzzler taxes and adds incentives so that you buy small electric vehicles, why would any car company mass produce a car with that type of engine and inefficiencies? And then add on top of that the CAFE standards and minimum combined fuel economy ratings that all cars must have in their size range and without a shadow of a doubt, 6.2 liter V8's that get 16MPG city and 24 Highway will disappear and be replaced by smaller more fuel efficient engines. Perhaps those newer engines go just as fast with more torque, however people like me will miss the rumble of the V8's..