Agree on the weight issue, a twin turbo V6 and V8 will have negligible weight difference. Engine is a huge sticking point, I doubt the decision to go with 6 or 8 falls on 20-50 pounds or whatever the difference is.isnt this thing suppose to be larger than a 86? a good number of people have dropped these into those car without an problem.
now for weight? v6 TT and NA V8 are about the same in weight no? V6 is smaller but turbos, intercooler, and ect add weight.
I love NA engines but I think it'd have problems keeping up in the power department over time since other companies are all going FI. Plus even I gotta admit that FI makes it much easier to tune for more power. I just hope that if we get a turbo V6 it will rev pretty high (7500 RPM +).Agreed, turbo 6 vs na 8, weight difference would probably be pretty small. However I don't think this car is going to be naturally aspirated. But you never know.
And the M3 guys were even up in arms about losing the V8 too, despite the e9x generation being the only one to ever have an 8 cyl. I wonder if the American muscle crowd cares more about the NA or the 8 Cyl part. Curious if they'd be ok with a turbo V8 for example.The only reason we still see NA v8's in sports cars is pretty much to appease the american muscle car buying crowd. If they ever replaced it with a V6 like BMW did with the M3/M4, they would lose their minds.
Euro V8s are a bit different than typical American V8s....although these days they are more similar. Traditionally most of the european sportscar v8s have been smaller displacement, higher revving, less torque. And they sell to a very non-american audience outside of America.The only reason we still see NA v8's in sports cars is pretty much to appease the american muscle car buying crowd. If they ever replaced it with a V6 like BMW did with the M3/M4, they would lose their minds.
Also haven't seen any of the volume American V8 engines (Mustang, Challenger, Camaro) go forced induction while basically all the European ones have now. Interesting to see the different approaches.Euro V8s are a bit different than typical American V8s....although these days they are more similar. Traditionally most of the european sportscar v8s have been smaller displacement, higher revving, less torque. And they sell to a very non-american audience outside of America.
I think it's just the big bad cross plane V8 they want and the accompanying sound. I started reading up on the GT350 and even then I see a lot of comments from mustang guys complaining about the flat plane engine sounding too "euro".And the M3 guys were even up in arms about losing the V8 too, despite the e9x generation being the only one to ever have an 8 cyl. I wonder if the American muscle crowd cares more about the NA or the 8 Cyl part. Curious if they'd be ok with a turbo V8 for example.
7500+ RPM would be amazing. The 2JZ Supra was only 6800 redline with the limiter at 7200 RPM.I love NA engines but I think it'd have problems keeping up in the power department over time since other companies are all going FI. Plus even I gotta admit that FI makes it much easier to tune for more power. I just hope that if we get a turbo V6 it will rev pretty high (7500 RPM +).