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Originally Posted by Red2014SS
The problem is the CAFE standards will be kicking in. CAFE stands for corporate average fuel economy. If manufacturers don't meet it they get fined for each vehicle produced. Pickup trucks are the top sellers, and they get lousy mileage, which doesn't leave room for a lot of muscle. Since every vehicle sold counts in the average, expect to see less cars with big engines. It sucks but Uncle Sam killed muscle cars once and he seems intent on doing it again.
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The key is AVERAGE. This is the reason you are seeing pickups starting to evolve getting lighter, smaller turbo engines, small diesels, etc.. These are the high volume units.
Cars like the Hellcat are not high volume so they don't contribute much to the average and can continue to exist provided they sell well.