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Originally Posted by Mim
I do appreciate it would matter for the US market, but the twins are sold all over the world. Its not like the engine is being replaced with another and I have seen manufacturers tweak outputs / do small drivetrain upgrades here and there come facelift time.
Lighter wheels and diff ratio would have no impact on those tests for instance, but would improve the platform in a meaningful and inexpensive manor. I say inexpensive as the cost would be amortised across total twin production.
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We can certainly dream. Majority of the twins are sold in North America(me thinks). But shorter diff ratio does have an impact, although small(1-2-3mpg). Cafe standards matter, it is more than just a number they are chasing. It is actually very complicated. Mpg is one of the things people(non-forum people) look at when buying this car. It's an economical sports coupe.