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Old 06-02-2019, 08:51 PM   #30
robg
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Originally Posted by equ View Post
It's not just mpg & CO2. Some countries tax on displacement. So even if a 2.0T and a 3.4 have similar output and not vastly different consumption, they'll go for the 2.0 which will result in higher sales in plenty of sales.


True - but then why now? As far back as the 80s bmw and others created special smaller displacement motors for countries like Italy.
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