V6 or I6 Engine

[Paxton]

Originally Posted by auslandau

The I6 has been on and off again over the past 12 months ..... at the moment the I6 is off.

It is agreed that I6 is 'better' than the V6 by hieracrchy but cannot be produced in the states, will not be exported, doesnt comply with emissions etc.

No V6 twin turbo being run in any test mule and is not an option at this stage. It just hasnt worked for production/emission reasons ..... something else is considered which could upset a few .... Volvo anyone?

Production of V6 compared to I6 is only double that in the US compared to here.

It is a month by month scenario at the moment and no decisions have been set in concrete on anything due to what is going on in the states and world wide.

Sssh.

Interesting that the Yanks like the I6 over the V6. As for Volvo - I'd liken it to Mazda.

[EgoFG]

Originally Posted by Paxton

Sssh.

Interesting that the Yanks like the I6 over the V6. As for Volvo - I'd liken it to Mazda.

Hmmm, did Volvo go ahead with the plan to bore an extra hole in the I5 ?

[XR Martin]

Originally Posted by EgoFG

Hmmm, did Volvo go ahead with the plan to bore an extra hole in the I5 ?

They already have a 3.2L I6

[Rev28K]

Originally Posted by XR6 Martin

They already have a 3.2L I6

and it's designed for transverse (fwd) applications! They also have a 60 degree v8 that fits sideways. What is their production capacity and unit cost though? - flappist wasn't the 350z engine revised a year or two ago? I thought that the first version was slightly compromised at high revs (something to do with it initially being a fwd compatible engine)