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John R @ Apr 4th 2008 1:05PM
HA! I knew it. I called this from the podcast.
Damon Lavrinc @ Apr 4th 2008 1:14PM
Yup. We owe you $10.
tuna @ Apr 4th 2008 3:43PM
@ Rob
Conservative estimate of drivetrain loss? Conservative? 15% is not conservative estimate for a AWD car. It is much more than that.
The article you are referring to is erroneous.
tuna @ Apr 4th 2008 3:45PM
@ Rob
Conservative estimate of drivetrain loss? Conservative? 15% is not conservative estimate for a AWD car. It is much more than that.
The article you are referring to is erroneous.
Damon Lavrinc @ Apr 4th 2008 3:50PM
Tuna -- I asked a Nissan engineer and they simply said that it was "less that 15-percent."
SOhp101 @ Apr 4th 2008 4:41PM
Wait! This won't do well at all because it only has a V6! Everyone knows that a car needs to have a V8 to be seriously considered in that price range!
Oh wait, thought this was an RL post.