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Not sure I'm buying that one. The straight-six is Inherently balanced, which makes for a very smooth running engine. The layout combined with its firing order leads to essentially the smoothest engine out there.
Have you ever taken a vehicle to a Mopar dealer shop?
That 4l inline I6 from Jeep is an American Motors engine that powered the Gremlin, Hornet, and Pacer.I'm gonna show my ignorance on this one...but I do have a POV on it. First, I haven't even kept up and am not familiar with the "new" I6 (been busy with the project truck). Second, though, is that I've owned a long succession of Ram (before they were called Ram) and Jeep products, all of them used to the draconian max in 4x4 environs. I think my point is that, if the new I6 reflects the design and QA elements of the long-time Jeep I6 motor (that you can't get anymore), then I'm in. That 4L MPFI I6 from Jeep would run forever, was (IMHO) a blessing to work on, and maybe has spawned a new/advanced generation? Oh...and if I'm all wet...a la Roseanne Rosanadana...never mind!
In general, for a truck, I agree 100%.
In general, for a gasoline engine, I would agree with you. But do you have any idea how many Real Trucks are out there (class 6-8) running 6s? Pulling 80K and beyond.
I'm happy for you that you like your 6 cylinder, I don't speak the other language to know what else you said.
Why isn't it a Hemi? That only refers to a superior combustion chamber design. Did they throw that out the window in lieu of....?inline 6 turbo makes more power... gets better mileage... weighs less also... I dont see a problem... I mean the only issues is you can't go "its got a hemi in it!"... at the stoplight... thats about it, and thats an old commercial
Inline engines last longer than a V configuration. The Cummins and Ford's 300cu inline six come to mind.
Seems a large part of capitalism is tax credits. Type in an industry and add tax credit and the results often surprise people.
It’s not part of capitalism. Capitalism consists of free markets. Taxing and credits are social engineering.
6=8 is a marketing slogan of Clifford Performance who specialize in 6 cylinder engines.
Please re-read my post you quoted. It was more of a general statement. I wasn't making any claims on which configuration lasts longer. What I said was that smaller displacement forced induction engines won't have the longevity of a larger naturally aspirated engine for doing the same work. The smaller engine will be working harder, and will likely wear out faster, regardless of configuration. This can be mitigated by designing the FI engine with stronger parts, but this will increase costs. The bean counters who work for auto manufacturers generally force designers to save money in their designs, and will likely not allow them to put the best possible parts into their design.
