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Old 05-07-2009, 04:01 PM   #1
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Default GM Cancels 29mpg 4.5L Diesel Engine

Just heard that GM dropped the 4.5L Diesel that claimed to get 29mpg highway. This was intended for the Silverado/Yukon/Suburban/Sierra line.

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Old 05-07-2009, 04:11 PM   #2
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Why'd they drop it?

29mpg and able to pull a Toy-Hauler: sounds like the perfect family truckster to me.
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Old 05-07-2009, 04:19 PM   #3
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Why'd they drop it?

29mpg and able to pull a Toy-Hauler: sounds like the perfect family truckster to me.
Their new overlords don't think we want to buy those kinds of vehicles, so in the name of the environment, they've been canceled.
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Old 05-07-2009, 04:26 PM   #4
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we would all rather ride around in little shoe boxes with fart cans right? At least that's what they tell us we should want.
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Old 05-07-2009, 04:52 PM   #5
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i'm gonna drive around in my Lemans after ripping off the cat, with baby seal skin seat covers and shellaced humpback whale eyes to replace the headlights. i'm also looking for a way to make it run on burning styrofoam.
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Old 05-07-2009, 05:09 PM   #6
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or maybe they over exagerated their feat and are getting out before getting called out on it.
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Old 05-07-2009, 05:45 PM   #7
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or maybe they over exagerated their feat and are getting out before getting called out on it.
That would be suspicion #1 for me.

#2 would be that it can't meet emissions standards as is.

#3, it can meet current emissions standards but it is close to the limit, and with states now reassured in their ability to set their own standards, tougher than the Fed's, GM doesn't think they will be able to sell it in enough states.

#4, it meets or exceeds all performance goals and runs clean as hell, but will be so damn expensive GM doesn't think they can sell it.

#5, it is a super-engine that can do everything, but GM is planning to close the factories capable of producing the engine and projected volume of this motor alone isn't enough to justify keeping any of the factories open.
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Old 05-07-2009, 06:11 PM   #8
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we would all rather ride around in little shoe boxes with fart cans right? At least that's what they tell us we should want.
Works for me............Less weight = more agility

Kinda like the motorcycles you guys ride?
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Works for me............Less weight = more agility

Kinda like the motorcycles you guys ride?
Some people like different vehicles to be capable of different things. You can't tow a boat with a Prius or a Mini.
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No, but I've seen sportbikes being towed by Minis, Integras, and even a Miata.
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