Speaking at the New York Auto Show, GM’s Vice Chairman Bob Lutz revealed that General Motors is considering a 4-cylinder for the new Chevrolet Camaro if fuel prices continue to hike. In particular, Lutz said that the drivetrain under consideration is the 260 Hp 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder unit from the Pontiac Solstice GXP. How would v-6 and v-8 american hungry buyers react to american muscle cars with 4 cylinders, even though they're high powered turbo engines. See when you think of muscle car, you think big engine, loud noise and fast car. So, how would it look when american cars are switching to 4 cylinders which will be quiet and not as fast. Should american companies continue to put big engines in them since they are muscle cars and represent a look to the car or go with popular trends and put 4 cylinder engines in them. My question is simple, how would you react to 4 cylinder engines in camaro,mustang and challenger and would you buy them?[Source Car Scoop]
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I used to own an 85 Ford Thunderbird Turbo Coupe which had a turbo 4. It worked perfectly well with a 4 and got 30+ mpg on the highway. With it’s 20 gallon tank, it could go over 500 miles per tank. It was reasonably quick as well - even though it had just 150 HP.
Honestly on public roads 260 HP is more than enough.
With gas prices this high, I think it’s essential that Ford, GM, and Chrysler introduce 4 cylinder engines whenever feasible.
I wouldn’t mind buying a 4 banger muscle car as long as it has some power. Most 4 cylinders are dogs, plus they don’t really have much muscular sound to them. If gas gets any more expensive I might have to buy one.
American 4 cylinders are terrible. Only a few cars with 4 cylinders are good (Lotus Exige, Lotus Elise, S2000) and none of them are American cars.
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