[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Then I assume you are opposed to emission standards? Except for
third-world countries, standards are basically universal today. The
US initiated emission control but it soon became a fact of life for
all automakers. Today's engines are more powerful and more efficient
than any pre-control engines. If you doubt that, just look at the
numbers. Paul
No, I don't oppose that, and I agree with you that emission standards
are both necessary and desireable. Today.
Back then, with our cave man brute force technology, we didn't have the
sophistication of the more efficient and effective designs we enjoy
today, that don't place heavy performance penalties on a design. They
used to...
Over the years, many things have changed, and we better understand the
physics of IC engine pollution, and how to correct it. We didn't back
then, and cars forced to comply with those old ideas suffered
enormously, performance-wise.
keith
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Of course every maker who sold cars in the US had to comply with
emission standards. Those with the best powerplant engineering,
Honda for example, were able to meet the standards without
crippling their engines. I was an automotive journalist in the
early eighties and recall attending an event to mark Alfa's
return to the US market. They made a lot of mistakes at almost
every turn. These included horrible PR, confused product
launches, and an incompetent dealer network. Blaming the US
government is silly. Paul
But accurate. On both accounts. I don't dispute Alfa's inept
handling of it all, right down te line, but quite literally the
straw that broke the camel's back came from the U.S. Government.
keith
