What will happen to performance cars if Obama gets reelected

What will happen to performance cars if Obama gets reelected

I'm On Fire wrote:Not entirely sure what that list has to specifically do with Obama..but ok.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-57501 ... -54.5-mpg/

After more than a year of negotiations between government agencies, auto manufacturers, and other interested groups such as the United Auto Workers, the Obama administration has finalized rules that will raise the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) to 54.5 mpg by 2025.

The administration had already set aggressive targets, previously calling for a CAFE of 35.5 mpg by 2016. As new advances in fuel-saving technologies showed that this target could easily be met, rules were drafted for the higher mark.

The Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Transportation devise the formula by which CAFE is calculated. The CAFE number takes into account all of the cars and light trucks produced in a model year by a manufacturer.

The White House
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
August 09, 2011
White House Announces First Ever Oil Savings Standards for Heavy Duty Trucks, Buses
Saving $50 billion in fuel costs and over 500 million barrels of oil

WASHINGTON – Today, President Obama will meet with industry officials to discuss the first of their kind fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas pollution standards for work trucks, buses, and other heavy duty vehicles and to thank them for their leadership in finalizing a successful national program for these vehicles.

By the 2018 model year, the program is expected to achieve significant savings relative to current levels, across vehicle types. Certain combination tractors – commonly known as big-rigs or semi-trucks – will be required to achieve up to approximately 20 percent reduction in fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions by model year 2018, saving up to 4 gallons of fuel for every 100 miles traveled.

For heavy-duty pickup trucks and vans, separate standards are required for gasoline-powered and diesel trucks. These vehicles will be required to achieve up to approximately 15 percent reduction in fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions by model year 2018. Under the finalized standards a typical gasoline or diesel powered heavy-duty pickup truck or van could save one gallon of fuel for every 100 miles traveled.

Vocational vehicles – including delivery trucks, buses, and garbage trucks – will be required to reduce fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 10 percent by model year 2018. These trucks could save an average of one gallon of fuel for every 100 miles traveled.

Richard S. wrote:

I'm On Fire wrote:Not entirely sure what that list has to specifically do with Obama..but ok.

New MPG standards:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-57501 ... -54.5-mpg/

After more than a year of negotiations between government agencies, auto manufacturers, and other interested groups such as the United Auto Workers, the Obama administration has finalized rules that will raise the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) to 54.5 mpg by 2025.

The administration had already set aggressive targets, previously calling for a CAFE of 35.5 mpg by 2016. As new advances in fuel-saving technologies showed that this target could easily be met, rules were drafted for the higher mark.

The Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Transportation devise the formula by which CAFE is calculated. The CAFE number takes into account all of the cars and light trucks produced in a model year by a manufacturer.

I think the biggest concern should be light trucks. Even if a high MPG could be achieved with the same power you're going to have smaller engines, smaller bearings, smaller everything........ The reliability of such truck used as a truck should be used is going to come into question.

As far as performance goes on small cars have you seen the HP rating on some of these small cars?

I'm On Fire wrote:
But, haven't they been pushing better gas mileage for a few years? I mean before Obama? It's really nothing new.

SMITTY wrote:Richard & Gaw got my point. When you demand 35 mpg trucks, all kinds of things suffer. Remember the 80's? Remember the Chrysler K cars? Slow, unreliable, and not to mention UGLY, piles of *censored* ... but they got GREAT mileage!

SMITTY wrote:True, but you know how government works ....