<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4623877114266329070.post3043583960104387252..comments</id><updated>2009-01-08T13:51:32.045-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Comments on Auto Sensei: Why No 4-Cylinder BMW's in the US?</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.autosensei.com/feeds/3043583960104387252/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4623877114266329070/3043583960104387252/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.autosensei.com/2008/12/why-no-4-cylinder-bmws-in-us.html'/><author><name>Edward T. Hightower</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11948719761029442558</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qdSfVvhIaMk/STNGmeg5LpI/AAAAAAAAAAM/Gu59t8VDbBs/S220/E63+front+vies.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>1</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4623877114266329070.post-2807487110812902444</id><published>2009-01-08T13:51:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-01-08T13:51:00.000-08:00</updated><title type='text'>We'll get great 4 cylinder BMW's (and Mercs too) a...</title><content type='html'>We'll get great 4 cylinder BMW's (and Mercs too) as soon as we get an energy policy that keeps the price of gas above $4.00 (2008 dollars).  Below that threshold, Americans just don't care enough about economy to give up the performance of 6 cylinder and up engines.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Of course, BMW makes the best 6 cylinder engines period, so it may be a better idea for them to keep the 4 cylinders out of the US to maintain the premium positioning that they have created over the years.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4623877114266329070/3043583960104387252/comments/default/2807487110812902444'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4623877114266329070/3043583960104387252/comments/default/2807487110812902444'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.autosensei.com/2008/12/why-no-4-cylinder-bmws-in-us.html?showComment=1231451460000#c2807487110812902444' title=''/><author><name>BrianJ</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07783176580063765288</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='06236096387081557796'/><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_7oosouw3D4k/R5vzMevEUEI/AAAAAAAAAAU/pODpk3xson0/S220/Brian+on+Beach.JPG'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.autosensei.com/2008/12/why-no-4-cylinder-bmws-in-us.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4623877114266329070.post-3043583960104387252' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4623877114266329070/posts/default/3043583960104387252' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1443259696'/></entry></feed>
