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A major problem with modern vehicles is the sheer amount of garbage that is bolted onto the engine for emissions, and now we're relying on turbos and mild hybrid systems/stop-start systems for extra efficiency all of which take up a sizeable part of the engine bay. Alternators are bigger than they used to be, as are radiators and HVAC heat exchangers, all automatic transmissions now have some form of cooling in the engine bay too. It's not just wanting to save a buck on engine bay space it's a case of there's so many more things that need to be crammed in there than just the cylinders, a fuel/air delivery system and an exhaust manifold. Anyway someone mentioned programming and repairability as well earlier. And that is a major issue now. Stupid parts of vehicles now require coding or unlocking from the previous vehicle to adapt to a new one. I make a living bypassing a lot of these systems or finding ways to program them outside of a dealer. But the tech that was on high-end euro vehicles is now in your average shitbox and things like lights and fuse boxes which have no business needing coding or programming now do require it on everything but the most simple of vehicles. The fact is dealers do not want people repairing their own vehicles or even a 3rd party workshop doing it, and the current right to repair legislation at least here in Australia is a joke.
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