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Originally Posted by jakoye
Except... CAFE standards haven't risen for passenger cars since 1990, when they reached their present level of 27.5.
Having that raised to 39 mpg in 7 years... that's pretty significant when it hasn't risen in nearly 20 years.
I'd say being worried that a 40% increase in the CAFE standards in the next 7 years might adversely affect the Z is not hyperbole at all.
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Your first point is good, but it doesn't change mine either. Lol, how important is the Z to reaching that 39 mpg avg considering it's production #'s and % volume for Nissan? The commodity models will drive the mpg average as they always have.
Your second point is not so good. Marquee models with their accompanying lower mpg are a reality for most manufactures because they don't sell that many of them. If Nissan sold 50k+ Z's, you'd be right. But they don't. Hyperbole and hysteria in this thread? Yes.