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      02-10-2013, 03:26 PM   #4
HighlandPete
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All about price point, taxes and marketing, IMO.

This sort of thing is wide spread, always has been as far as I can remember. I used to joke about Ford and their engine capacities, when they supplied say a 1100cc & 1300cc version of exactly the same car. All other specification identical, and how we paid more for 'bigger holes' in the engine. OK there are subtle differences, but not going to change production costs to reflect the higher selling price the way it did.

We have examples of cars in the UK, which are exact same engines running a different state of tune, all built around a pricing structure based on engine output.

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