Modern V/8's

pt70 said

Lee Iacocca put Chrysler in a good position with their K cars, etc. Then somebody got the government to lower the mileage standards. [exxon, gm, ford, Reagan ????] . It's called power.

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Nobody EVER lowered mileage standards, including Reagan, the most that may have happened was a freeze on INCREASING the standards. Everyone purchasing a Viper paid the criminal "Gas Guzzler" tax, Genital Motors used a shitload of Isuzu, Toyota, & Daewoo cars to keep the CAFE numbers down, Furd had the usual re-badged Mazda offerings, Mopar the Mitsubishi's but almost disappeared other than the Colt Vista, & the Plymouth Laser/Eagle Talon + the very short lived Dodge Stealth(Mitsu 3000GT).
Technology saved the V-8 by returning higher mileage & reduced emissions, + actually increasing output, making it feasable to satisfy the demand.
Mopar Guys were left running leftovers, or pickups for V-8 RWD fulfillment.
P.S. almost forgot the Sapporo/Challenger cars the Laser/Talon replaced. Also brief..