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FWIW...thanks to the "interstate" electric GRID system (powerlines between states), electricity goes & is consumed where the damands are, with...
'Mother Nature' is fickle, while electric power companies are simply greedy (wink,wink).
DEVIL'S ADVOCATE - Will that new VOLT also incorporate GM's infamous "ignition switch" (wink,wink)?
...and, notice the date, 18-July-2013.
...is that the one where they say they'll "...leave the (red) light on..." for you?
...or, maybe a horizontal (or flat) engine?
Unfortunately most design artists are only "happy" if they're able to "redesign / improve" things...regardless of whether those things NEED it or not.
Wonder how the number-registered at Truedelta vs. the number-sold looks like, for each model year (2004-2014)? Are those ratios trending UP, DOWN...
...in my best Forest Gump voice: "...Stupid IS as stupid DOES..."
...which is the movement-version of the proverbial poly-tick-al "...I didn't LIE, I merely MISSPOKE..."!
...sorta like the GI's saying: "...close enough for government work..."?
...darn! Somebody has gone and corrected the Freudian-slip "...fool speed..." to "...full speed...", which IMHO was appropriate to the subject.
...as Churchill said, "...but in the morning, I'll be sober..." (wink,wink)
...or, moving it into UPGRADED facilities pre-designed to incorporate production changes for FUTURE models, maybe?
..true, that's why Native Americans referred to Anglo's as speaking with "...forked tongues..." (wink,wink)
IMHO - IF / WHEN the drivetrain has been 'optimized' for 15" rims, moving to 17" rims ain't gonna be optimal anymore.
I have no idea, but *if* europe MPG numbers are determined like our EPA numbers are, they were done via dynamometer testing, not by equations.
...from Toyota europe document. Notice urban/city mpg value differences between 15" and 17" wheels: [IMG]
Maybe the Toyota-Lexus marketing manglement uniform includes "targets" painted on the sandals they wear to their corporate 'gun/target' shooting...
Larger diameter wheels = lower MPG.