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F1 is getting rid of that system (MGU-H) for 2026 because it was costing the teams too much and it never seemed relevant to passenger vehicles.

When a tech path costs too much for F1, that's a good sign you won't be seeing it in a GM product any time soon.

OP system is just using a computer to get on the gas a little faster when the driver hits the pedal quickly.




Whatever F1 does or doesn't do has had extremely little relevance for passenger vehicles for at least the past 30 years.




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