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like 1973 oil crisis? End of V8 engines (pun intended)

cbdevidal 83 days ago [–]

Yeah, like that. Modern engines eclipsed pre-1970s engines in performance, efficiency, and even (yes I said it) in reliability.

At a cost of simplicity and beauty. And two lost decades of mediocre performance. Sigh

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