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Originally Posted by Dragoneye
As the available powertrains in this Industry become more and more diverse...I think we'll see less emphasis put on the number of cylinders so long as the car performs (be it in a race or at the pump). It's already happening: who in their right mind would've bought a 4 cylinder SUV 10 years ago?
We've got 4cyl, 6cyl, 8cyl, 10 cyl, Diesel 4s, 6s, 8s, electric, and any hybrid of them...soon fuel cells will be added to the mix, too. It sure will be interesting!
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number of cylinders will still count. I would gladly take a detuned 3.6L DI over the 2.0L turbo potentially offered in the GS, even though they put out similar numbers. There is good reason why luxury cars commonly come with more cylinders, even if you could get the same displacement with fewer. 2.5L V6's vs an I4, 5L V10's vs a V8, 6L V12's vs a V8 or V10. Similarly, I'd rather have a 5.3L gen V V8 Camaro over a turbo 6 of similar output. There are just aspects of bigger engines with more cylinders that can't be replicated with forced induction or hybrid powertrains.