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50 mpg? Ford bringing three-cylinder engines to U.S.
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<blockquote data-quote="Kevin Lang" data-source="post: 965289" data-attributes="member: 65699"><p>Honestly, I think that's still going to be the problem with this car. Unless the engine has some way to constantly scale its total rated power output, it'll still have the same problem of too much power when you don't need it, or too little power when you do. As far as I know, dynamic power scaling technologies still suck. I know that I personally loathe drive by wire, and even the Gen 2 ST has issues with it. Motor Trend has shown that cylinder disabling technology, for example, can actually be less efficient than the same car with a "normal" engine.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I also don't trust a car to know when I need, or don't need, power. Maybe that's the heart of my issues with this.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I hope Ford has this figured out. If it works, and is actually affordable, I could stand to get one for commuting. I'd suffer it for the MPGs, though a manual transmission's fun would ease the suffering. (Though a manual in traffic could make it worse, come to think.)</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Do you think that this car concept would even offer normal transmissions, or would it go for a more "exotic" fuel saving transmission like the CVT?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kevin Lang, post: 965289, member: 65699"] Honestly, I think that's still going to be the problem with this car. Unless the engine has some way to constantly scale its total rated power output, it'll still have the same problem of too much power when you don't need it, or too little power when you do. As far as I know, dynamic power scaling technologies still suck. I know that I personally loathe drive by wire, and even the Gen 2 ST has issues with it. Motor Trend has shown that cylinder disabling technology, for example, can actually be less efficient than the same car with a "normal" engine. I also don't trust a car to know when I need, or don't need, power. Maybe that's the heart of my issues with this. I hope Ford has this figured out. If it works, and is actually affordable, I could stand to get one for commuting. I'd suffer it for the MPGs, though a manual transmission's fun would ease the suffering. (Though a manual in traffic could make it worse, come to think.) Do you think that this car concept would even offer normal transmissions, or would it go for a more "exotic" fuel saving transmission like the CVT? [/QUOTE]
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