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From: haapanen@watdcsu.UUCP (Tom Haapanen [DCS])
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: Re: Orphaned Response
Message-ID: <1027@watdcsu.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 27-Feb-85 17:57:50 EST
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Posted: Wed Feb 27 17:57:50 1985
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Reply-To: haapanen@watdcsu.UUCP (Tom Haapanen [DCS])
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In article <65@cvl.UUCP> hsu@cvl.UUCP (Dave Hsu) writes:

>In fact, according to numerous reviews, the domestic-version Merkur XR4ti's
>2.3L 4 is SAE rated at 175 (or thereabouts) HP, while the European 6 only
>claims something in the neighborhood of 156.  Popular Mechanics notes this
>with a line to the effect that this represents an unusual modification for
>an import (export?) model.

This trend may be becoming more popular; the new Porsche 928 engine
was designed specifically for the U.S. market and uses unleaded
gasoline.  The Germans have to make do without the 32 valves and four
cams (eat that, you 'vette drivers!) until unleaded becomes widely
available in Germany.  The deadline for unleaded gas there was pushed
back from 1986-01-01 to (I think) 1989-01-01 so that may not be for a
while.

On a similar topic: does anyone have any RECENT information whether
there will be speed limits on the German autobahns?  The Greens are
pushing for it, and the SPD is apparently going along.  Could be
really bad news for anybody buying high-performance (German) cars...


				   \tom haapanen
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