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Originally Posted by eurohazard
That's crazy that Honda is going to use cylinder deactivation on a high end sports car! I wonder if it's keep it from being a "gas guzzler" n the EPA eyes (meaning an extra tax)? I kind of doubt it though.
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It's probably an image thing.
Toyota sold itself as the "green" car company for years with the highly efficient Echo, Yaris, Corolla, and Prius but people eventually started calling them hypocrites for selling the Sequioa, 4Runner, Land Cruiser, Tundra, and so forth.
Honda also has a "green" image, and likes to advertise that it has very high average fuel economy. Adding cylinder deactivation to the NSX helps them keep that image.
Like it or hate it, it will probably work. You can bet some journalists will always remember to mention Honda's concern for the environment every time they mention the new NSX. (Unless, of course, even cylinder deactivation can't give it good fuel economy.)