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JD Power 2012 APEAL highlights ongoing downsizing trend for new car buyers in US; increasing satisfaction with smaller vehicles

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The 2012 APEAL Study finds that 27% of new-vehicle buyers who replaced a vehicle downsized—i.e., The downsizing trend also has an impact on owner satisfaction with the fuel economy of their new vehicle. The Audi A8 achieves the highest APEAL Study score of any model in the industry in 2012. Power and Associates.

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Driving Dystopia: 2024 Dodge Charger Daytona Pricing Leaked, Then Confirmed

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When news broke that Dodge would be electrifying the Charger as part of its redesign, the assumption was that the resulting product would cost more than the outgoing model. The next vehicle is the 2024 Dodge Charger Daytona Scat Pack Configuration 1. From Mopar Insiders : For reference, the 2023 Dodge Charger R/T with the 5.7-liter

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Toyota Thinks Larger, Non-Turbo Engines Can Deliver Better MPG

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One of the most popular motor industry trends in recent years has been that of ''downsizing'' engines--reducing capacity even in larger vehicles to improve fuel efficiency, while usually adding a turbocharger to make up for lost power. in its Fiesta, Chevy and Dodge use turbocharged.' It''s why Ford can now sell a 1.0-liter

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Kuniskis Returns To Ram, Will It Save Stellantis?

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Kuniskis formerly headed both Dodge and Ram. Downsizing has likewise encouraged its workforce to revolt at a time when quality control has been lapsing. Dodge Hornet) arent selling particularly well. Granted, these are common problems broadly encountered within the industry right now.

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BMW Doesn’t Want To Eliminate V8s From Every Market, Especially Ours

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Markets that were already accustomed to open roads, longer driving distances, and larger engines have shown themselves to be significantly less tolerant toward electrification and powertrain downsizing. Ram and Dodge) were suddenly running with something smaller, sending both hardcore and even fair-weather fans into a tizzy.

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Are Toyota, Mazda, and Subaru Doing the Right Thing By Snubbing EVs?

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That was its plan for cleaner, downsized 1.4-liter Everything has an environmental cost and entire industries have attempted to delude us into thinking that doesn’t have to be the case. million people in Japan who depend on the automotive industry to earn a living. liter and 2.0-liter touch screens, advanced driving systems).

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Ferrari’s Plug-in Hybrid One-Ups the Combustion Engine

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The world’s leading sports- and luxury-car brands, together with muscle-car mavens like Dodge, are now pushing the envelope of the relatively inefficient internal combustion engine (ICE). liters of displacement, for an industry-record 221 hp per liter. Ferrari The 296 GTB squeezes a shocking 663 hp from just 3.0

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