Something that has always gotten me w/ 4-cyl engines and why I will never willingly own one is because you have to mash the pedal to get into the higher revs to get any power out of them and you're stuck waiting till it kicks in. Living in Florida I deal with no hills but I test drove and have driven my sister's 4 cyl SUV. It just feels like to get it out in traffic and accelerate I'm wasting more gas than needed because I'm raping the accelerator. Then I get in my mom's Terrain w/ the 6 cyl and that thing flies! (Of course nothing on my Camaro
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Just seems to me that any gains of having a 4 cyl are reduced when you actually need the power. Which yes if you change driving styles then you can take advantage of that but I'd rather have the ease of mind knowing I have the power to get out of a situation rather than not.
Why unless I get a small roadster, the smallest engine I will go is a V6.