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06-01-2019, 09:38 AM | #15 | |
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This reminds me of Homer trying to get a deal on a matter transporter at a yard sale: "Hmm, 2 bucks? And it only transports matter?"
Packaging is of course pretty damn important in vehicle design... I *love* inline 6s, but you can get better weight distribution with a shorter wheelbase and a lower hoodline and cowl in an FR sports car with a V6. And of course in an MR sports car a V6 is kind of the way to go (Ferrari Dino, Lancia Stratos), despite the awesomeness of the BMW M1. Quote:
Personally I think a V4 would be about the ideal small lightweight FR sports car powerplant. Short wheelbase, low hood and cowl, better weight distribution, lower c.g., etc vs. I-4. That's what I wish Mazda would make, a 2.5(ish) liter 250hp V4 sports car. Again, I LOVE inline 6s, but for an actual modern sports car there are very real benefits to going with a V. |
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whats the meme? am i missing something?
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explaining the longer hood. Mazda pushes the entire cabin back a bit (and stretches the engine bay) to make room for their [relatively] long-tube headers on their skyactiv engines. The I-4 is transversely mounted, with headers extending towards the firewall. They could easily fit a longitudinal I-6 in there with the headers coming out one side of the engine. That's what I meant by 'ripe'. |
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^^^Agreed. Their global architecture wouldn't really work; they don't have another RWD platform for a straight six. I don't know if they could modify the cabin to make room for a transmission tunnel on an existing platform. I can see how the hood proportions could be maintained if they did do a one off platform, so the new model could fit into their design aesthetic, but this seems unlikely. Definitely not ripe.
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Won't see it for years, and when we do it will be a hybrid, if it happens at all.
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But, having owned many inline 6 cars I agree, for street application, the sound alone is worth it. |
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Shouldn't be too surprising. Easier to adapt their I-4 into a I-6 than it is to design a V-6.
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Well Toyota & Mazda are partnering together now and possibly into the future for more vehicles.... So. There's that.
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I would like to see a skyactiv X Yamaha tuned 5 cylinder engine with a redline of 9500 please and thank you.
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I thought this was common knowledge?
There's a Mazda/Toyota plant being built in Huntsville. Plus you know both Yaris' are now Mazdas. One can only speculate on future collab vehicles https://pressroom.toyota.com/release...ing+future.htm
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