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Originally Posted by banzairx7  The turbo four they have now is actaully a pretty damn good motor. This is coming from someone who despises pretty much anything domestic.
Sounds like you still think in cylinders. Twenty years ago that made sense, not now. Power output of four bangers is where V8's were only a few years ago. The generals turbo 4 is putting out 260hp & 260 ftlbs. The outgoing camaro's V-6 was only making 200hp/225tq. Heck even the ole LT1 was only making 275hp/325tq. The old camaro weighed in at ~3300lbs, the 2010 will be a bit heavier in the 3700 range. Seems like that turbo four would easily dust the old V6 even with the weight penalty. They never had any trouble selling the old V6 model.
Ohh and back on subject... Unless dodge starts coming out with some small cars their done. As much as a car like this gets people talking about dodge. Nobodies buying them. They have the worst CAFE rating of all the big manufacturers. Its going to come around and bite them in the ass real soon if it isnt all ready. |
Oh, I understand engine dynamics just fine and keep up with specs. etc. The new turbo from GM is just that, new. I admire their efforts but remain cautious going forward with this engine from a company that has had trouble with "halo" engines in the past. If that turbo is well engineered I'm sure it will fill a market demand for more hp/less fuel.
I think if GM had worked at the Quad series they would likely have an engine to fill the void rather than a "new" turbo.