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straight gas Falcon will be LiLPG when it is launched in the next few months...

SAAB 9-5 and 9-3 engines are all optimised for E85 fuel now.. they detune themselves to work on PULP. Many manufacturers are very commited to EXX based fuels. Commodore was exported to South America about 10 years ago, with uprated fuel lines to cope with their normal E25 fuel. E20 is also the norm for Thailand now and most 1 tonne utes and current Honda Jazz, City, Accord (fat one) Nissan Tiida, Maxima are sourced from there.

Holden have been selling 100% ethanol cars to Brazil for 30 years apparently. Their new flex fuel cars certainly arent new technology like they are making out. Dedicated ethanol or LPG vehicles should run higher compression to improve their range and efficiency.

The problem ethanol faces is the same issue LPG had when it was starting out, lack of places to buy it.

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Holden have been selling 100% ethanol cars to Brazil for 30 years apparently. Their new flex fuel cars certainly arent new technology like they are making out. Dedicated ethanol or LPG vehicles should run higher compression to improve their range and efficiency.

The problem ethanol faces is the same issue LPG had when it was starting out, lack of places to buy it.

Normal fuel in Brazil has been E10-22 since 1976 and E20-25 since 2003 and E25 from 2007.

Drove a 100% Alcohol VW Voyage when I was in Brazil, too many years ago... But, they were all carburetored then, and had huge water traps in the fuel system that needed to be regularly checked/emptied.. As far as I know that's all been sorted out now..

Love it when "Australian" brands like GM, I mean Opel, I mean Daewoo oh sod it... Holden jump on the band wagen.. :ermm:

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