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Originally Posted by fernando_g
I've personally met a few GM engineers. They are sharp people with a lot of talent. GM has the brains to pull this one out.
But unfortunately;
one thing that one quickly learns when dealing with Detroit in general, and with GM in particular, is that those organizations are risk-averse to the extreme.
And doing something significantly different, like a hybrid, will always carry some risk.
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The problem with GM has always been the people at the top, not those in the middle. There's no reason GM *couldn't* make a decent hybrid. I just seriously doubt that the CEO/Director types will allow the engineers the freedom and funding to make something comperable in efficency/quality to HSD or IMA.
If it was designed properly, BAS could probably do 25% more FE, but unless the system is properly integrated, it'll be more like a Silverado start/stop system that gets 10% more FE.
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