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13233 messages, Last post on Nov 27, 2009 at 6:11 AM
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Replying to: elroy5 (Apr 30, 2008 2:10 pm) Not anymore. The North American Mazda6 grew a bit. It's not as big as the Accord or Camry, I really think it will be a shade smaller then the Altima. Can't they get enough power for that car out of a smaller engine? 3.7 v 3.5. Really, what's the difference?
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Replying to: elroy5 (Apr 30, 2008 2:10 pm)  The Malibu and Aura have 3.6L V6s. As was noted, some other mid-sizers have 3.5s. So 3.7L, not really a big deal, is it?
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Replying to: backy (Apr 30, 2008 4:10 pm) Isn't the 3.7 heavier than the 3.0? And less fuel efficient? Of course the 3.0 is no fuel miser either.
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Replying to: elroy5 (Apr 30, 2008 5:03 pm) Not really. Remember, the 3.7 and 3.0 use a smilar block, if not the same block. Also, preliminary EPA estimates have the 3.7 with 27mpg highway and the 3.0 is rated at 25 mpg highway. The 3.7 will also boast a 55hp advantage. |
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Replying to: aviboy97 (Apr 30, 2008 2:20 pm) Also, the largest power difference between the D35 and D37 is not the HP but rather the torque. The D35 in the Edge and in the first year of the CX-9 makes 263 horses and something like 246 ft-lbs of torque. The D37 only increases the HP by 7 but the torque increase is roughly double that. I don't think the gas mileage decreased much if any when the CX-9 switched from the D35 to the D37 either. Both, like avi said, are more fuel efficient than the D30. Now the PIP D30 in the '09 Escape (and possibly the '10 Fusion) is supposed to be right up ther with them in fuel efficiency among other improvments. Those specs aren't official yet so we'll have to wait and see. The Escape gets the new D30 because the D35 doesn't fit. I understand that the D35 does fit in the Fusion but Ford has been unusually quiet about the '10 Fusion which we're supposed to see this fall in L.A. |
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Replying to: baggs32 (Apr 30, 2008 1:31 pm) Regards: OldCEM
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Replying to: jeffyscott (Apr 30, 2008 5:05 am) Honda had three cars in the Top Ten for the first quarter, which was shown in the chart below the March numbers. Toyota did not. Read again. http://www.autoobserver.com/2008/04/honda-accord-be.html#more
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I noticed the SEI4 model has been dropped....only way to get a manual now is in the lower level GLS. Also, Rumors are going around that NIssan will be dropping the 6spd manual from the Altima lineup in 09...wonder how true that is...
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Replying to: baggs32 (Apr 30, 2008 1:31 pm) |
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Replying to: elroy5 (Apr 30, 2008 8:36 pm) To that end, Honda’s success in March wasn’t limited to the Accord. Honda was the only brand with three vehicles on the Top 10 Best-Selling Vehicle list.
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