1971Chall

I agree it's just a play on numbers. You can manipulate data in a number of ways to fit a certain view. The new Cafe standards are certainly going to change things but I think the V8 will survive, just in smaller cube versions. The biggest issue today is what has been mentioned several times on this forum already: Vehicle weight. If you can reduce weight it's a big help to fuel economy not to mention vehicle performance. A 6.0L Corvette(400hp) with manual trans can almost knock down 30mpg on the highway with no cylinder shut down or other technology. Of course that same car only weighs 3100pds. My hope is Chrysler will work to adapt the Challenger and not give us a repeat of 1974.