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Originally Posted by rayhawk
Sounds like a politician's logic. Someone else will figure it out. This is a pipe dream, please explain to me what new technology has been introduced in the past 10 years. DI has been around for almost 100 years. Turbochargers even longer. Cylinder deactivation is nothing new either. Gains in efficiency come from incremental changes in existing technology, improved materials, and use of exotic and more expensive materials. Aluminum will never be as cheap as steel, and carbon fiber and other high end materials are, and always will be exponentially more expensive than materials in use today. Increased efficiency can be achieved, but you can bet your ass you will pay for it.
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That's not what I was getting at. hotlapZL1 stated that the Chevy Sonic, Ford Festa, Honda Element, etc. are nowhere near the 2025 CAFE standards. MY POINT in what I said, was that I'm sure in 10 years Auto manufacturers will be compliant with these CAFE standards. Maybe that means more hybrids and three and four cylinder engines in the economy cars. There will still be performance cars that are as capable or even more capable than they are today. I was implying they probably won't be as large displacement as they are today, but they're also not going to be some limp wristed tree hugging engine either.
My opinion.