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      06-20-2012, 11:05 PM   #54
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Originally Posted by hwelvaar View Post
That's because you live in North-America, home of the oil $$$.

Elsewhere in the world, people pay 4 times the price of what you pay.
That's why they (including the German BMW) look at fuel economy, and other brands (like American Ford with their Mustang, which is not sold in Europe) keep 5L V8 in their cars.
I live in Canada where the M3 tops $80K including taxes and gas mostly hovers lately anywhere around $1.25 to $1.40/L. Where in Europe is gas 4x this price?

I don't know about Europe but here in North America anyone who can afford to buy an $80K+ car is not likely be worried about paying a few hundred or thousand or whatever extra per year for gas. It's not material within a demographic of rich people looking for ultra-performance cars to be worried about a few mpg difference.
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