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Originally Posted by Ringo64
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.
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Idk, a turbo 4 can rev VERY fast, way faster than my big V8. Having a "fast revving" engine is pretty darn fun, having it hit the high RPMs (fast) is all that much more fun. In fact, mashing the pedal with a turbo car can be a recipe for disaster as many drivers are not ready for the massive power that hits hard and fast, messing up shifts and so on. Virtually no waiting and building power quickly at lower RPMs is what these engines do well, rather than waiting until 5000rpm till the power really kicks in, like with my V8. I can always downshift it 3 gears with my V8, but again, I think a turbo-4 makes sense for most vehicles out there, with the exception of trucks that usually need a big bigger displacement for the torque and very high powered sports cars that for practical design and production purposes can't produce 400-500hp from a small 2.0L turbo 4, even though it's easily attainable from an engineering standpoint.
The places where you "need power" are few and far between in my experience. I often drive rentals or cars at airports due to my job, and things like the 2.5 altimas are very nice, plenty fast with their CVT autos (can you say "INSTANT" acceleration?), I know that when I'm driving these things all it takes is mashing the pedal to really pick it up, even when it's not some huge engine. The thing is that we're not accelerating from 70-120 or 80-140, and since we're dealing more with 0-40, 30-60 and 30-70, it's hard to get into a situation where you "need a whole bunch of power" where you are limited by revs and can actually utilize it.