The inline 5 is back! and it's mexican

Phil Payne quattro at isham-research.com
Tue Dec 2 05:14:00 EST 2003


> Cool, so.... A 2.5 5 cyl 20v making 150 hp....... That's 60 HP/L ..... ok,
> again, I cannot see anyone in this country (uk) wanting to buy such an
> underpowered, and in this country, huge displacement engine.....

Imagine the tax.

There are many, many companies that regard a "2 litre car" as an executive perk - hence the
plethora of 1.8 and 1.9 petrol and diesel cars, with or without turbos.

No manufacturer can ignore the fleet market.

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