starfire wrote:marco_1978_spyder wrote:
I say they design a little Hatchback designed car, Airplane cockpit 2 seater interior with a generous cargo area, swoopy and spaceship like I think they could use just the 4 and the 6 (but build it so the V8 fit's)
Would it look sort of like this?
But maybe for 1/3 the price of those.
And I know most car people don't want to hear about it, but with all the CAFE standards and emission standards coming in the near future most cars will be 4 cylinders, I think the days of the V-6 in most mid sized cars will be coming to an end in the next 5 to 10 years, and V-8's will still have a place in the performance market, but at a very steep price.
When you think they are getting over 200 HP out of a 2.0 I-4, and 250+HP in the turbo version it makes sense. I only hope the transmission choices improve by then. I drove a 2015 Camaro RS with the 300HP DOHC V-6. It may actually have been fun to drive with a manual trans, or a automatic that did not seem to be calibrated to not offend anyone, or possibly for the most MPG. The trans seemed to shift into the next gear just as the engine was getting into its torque band. Honestly I think my 3.8 Buick powered 97 Firebird is faster than that RS Camaro. And the Camaro has at least 90 more HP, but also 300lbs more weight. It also might have something to do with low end torque, and a manual trans in the 97. I see the Camaro's V-6 is rated for max HP at 5800 RPM, But the trans would not let it rev above 4000rpm. And I find flappy paddle gear shifts about as much fun as hitting a big pot hole, exiting for about 2 seconds, then irritation sets in.