FEWER CARS EQUIPPED WITH V-8s
FEWER CARS EQUIPPED WITH V-8s
2/1/2011
This is pretty obvious but for enthusiasts it’s painful to watch. Ward’s reports V-8 engine penetration in the U.S. is at an all-time low. Last year they powered fewer than 21 percent of all North American light vehicles. That’s down from the year prior when they took nearly 23 percent of the market. Blame it on the car market. In 2010 V-8s were installed in just 5.7 percent of passenger vehicles. Trucks fared better with a nearly 34 percent penetration rate but the trend there is toward downsizing as well. Last year, 64% of all new cars were equipped with four-cylinder engines.
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Rick
Nitro Year: 2007 (1 of 113,000 sold)
Nitro Model: R/T 4X4 Stone White
CAT-BACK Exhaust, CAI, Projector Head Lamps
Fully-Equipped w/all factory options
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