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Originally Posted by dep  Modern petrol engined technology and all it's clever anti-tamper devices seems unable to match the old fashioned petrol engine with it's good drivability and consumption. That "imp" engine would rev cleanly from 500rpm to 7000rpm. I kept it for 16years. |
Probably because the imp engine didn't have to contend with a car that is weighed down with modern safety features like anti-roll bars, airbags, ABS etc. or have to meet stringent emission levels that modern cars have to?