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Old 02-13-2008, 03:11 PM   #3
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I'm trying to understand why so many magazines, blogs, etc. are saying new cars like the Camaro, Challenger, G8, RWD Impala, etc. are doomed because of CAFE. If CAFE is a fleetwide average, couldn't the auto makers just up the MPGs on other cars to make up for the lower mileage of others? I know total production also plays into it. But is it really as doom and gloom for us enthusiasts as they're making it out to be?
And when gas guzzling SUVs were the craze, other les fuel efficient cars (like the f-bodies) got the axe. Now that SUVs aren't really selling as well, there is more room in CAFE numbers.
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