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Originally Posted by DGthe3
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What I would like to see with the next gen of V6s is a small 3.1L that cranks out around 270 hp/230 ft-lbs with reasonable efficiency (probably besting the 2L turbos). That would be enough for most of the smaller vehicles that use V6s. But then have a larger one, say 3.8L, that is up at about 350 hp and 290 ft-lbs (like you mentioned) for full size cars, large crossovers, and the Camaro. Off the large one, you can make your turbo6 with similar output as the LT1 V8, for applications where it doesn't make sense to actually use the V8. There would be no point in doing a turbo version of the smaller one as it would likely barely best the big V6 in output. ...
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I really agree with this very much, and I was thinking something very similar.
If they really are making a new family of V6 engines, then this makes perfect sense to me. A 3.1 and a 3.8 or something similar would be perfect, damn I'd love that.
I remember the old 3.1 in my 96 Grand Prix. Totally different design of course, but it got awesome mileage.