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T h e wor ld ' s leading m a k e r of V-8 ' s b r ings y o u t h e br i l l i an t new 130-h .p . Y-block V-8. I t s deepe r -b lock c o n s t r u c -t i o n m a k e s i t s t ronge r , q u i e t e r r u n n i n g . I t s lower- f r ic t ion des ign l e n g t h e n s en-g ine life, c u t e gas was t e .

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