Addicted2fishing
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- Durham region
- Ram Year
- 2017
- Engine
- HEMI 5.7
FWIW, I have driven a Porsche with Variable Turbo geometry (2018 Boxster S) and it IS pretty amazing. Doesn't feel like a turbo at all, just a wicked buncha power no matter the RPM. Plus, they have done something so it sounds ALMOST as good as the NA flat-six.
There are two companies in my opinion which incorporate sorcery into their engineering. Honda and Porsche. They make some amazing engines.
I’ve been browsing through this thread and there seems to be a love or hate for small engines and turbos. In my opinion for what it’s worth is this... if someone’s towing a lot and hauling a lot I would say a NA V8 is probably the way to go. If not towing a lot of weight (small boat, ATV etc) I’d say a NA V6 night work. I’d say for 80% of us a turbo 6 or even 4 would suffice for our daily commute and heavily congested roads.
There are needs vs wants and we all fall into a grey area. For me, a small turbo motor like what ford has would suit me nicely. The most I would tow would be a 2000-3000 pound boat and not for too long distances. I commute a fair distance but with ZERO traffic. However, I had the pentastar in my 2016 and now a hemi in my 2017. For my style driving the hemi has proven to be slightly more efficient in its use of power and handles the hills better than the V6. But while In the city I would prefer a V6.
Another selfish reason I want a V8 is the sense of more impact resistance. I had a drunk driver hit me in 2011 head on and since then I’ve had a weird fear I just can’t shake. It’s probably a false sense of security having more motor and most likely wouldn’t really help me in the event of a crash, however, it helps keep my blood pressure down lol.
Love them or hate them I’m glad We have options no matter what brand it is. In my opinion the more options we have as consumers the better and someone is free to choose what they prefer and what suits their budget.
I’m on the side of progress and forward moving. If it weren’t for people striving to come up with new and more efficient ways of transport we’d still be shovelling horse ****.
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