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Originally Posted by itsbob  But isn't this why all the big truck engines and big performance engines are built outside of the US.
Like the big 5.7 Liter that gets 12 MPG is built in Mexico. It CAN'T be built in the US because it doesn't meet the current MPG limit placed on the car manufacturer by Congress.
So being sold in wouldn't be the key, but being built in would be? |
No, light trucks are exempt form the MPG requirements. Also the MPG requirements are imposed "fleet wide" meaning you can have some 40mpg vehicles to counter the 12mpg vehicles.
On a side note Toyota and Chrysler are the only light trucks that offer a 5.7 liter standard engine. Both GM and Ford are smaller at 5.3 and 5.4 respectively.
