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Message: [QUOTE="HiG4s, post: 153500, member: 22165"] One of the hottest cars in SCCA Solo II (auto cross) is the dodge Neon, so basing the PT Cruiser on it is not a whimpy decision. Personally I think the new T-bird is Bu** Ugly and the PT Crusier looks like a mini version of the old Chevy panel vans which I always liked. And emissions makes it hard to put V8s in cars? GM seems to be meeting standards fine in the 'Vette, Z28, and Trans AM. All based on the same CFI small block as my Silverado and they produce a minimum of 305hp (up to 380 on the new 'Vette) and get 27mpg on the highway, over 20 in town. And Doug, the Truck V10 and the Viper V10 are not the same engine. The first test Viper after the orginal show only prototype in 1989 had a V8, the second a cast iron V10 from the Dodge Ram, and finally they ended up with a aluminimum V10 based on Italian formula 1 engines as the aluminimum Viper V10 was engineered in Italy. [/QUOTE]