Posted on 02/22/2024 4:01:07 AM PST by Red Badger
A family member had a Model T truck.
I loved that one.
The other trucks the family had over the years...
Meh.
Seriously, who doesn’t still get a little shiver of desire when you pull up behind a vehicle that has the “Hemi” badge on the back? The badge alone is a thing of beauty.
My son’s Ford Escape “EcoBoost” aluminum in-line four has an open deck block design. I’m from the cast iron, closed deck block era so I was unfamiliar with closed- vs. open-deck design pros and cons. We learned the hard way when he got a crack in his block at the top deck allowing oil into the coolant and coolant into the combustion chamber. What a freaking rotten design. Then the transmission went blooey for the second time. It’s going to “Pick n Pull” at 250k.
Pathetic car. Stay away!
Is this an upright 6 or a slant 6 like Dodge made long ago?
From what I have heard people say when they actually test drive these small engine turboed vehicles their supposed specs don’t align with the actual driver experience.
I bought one of the last Tundras with a big V8. I’m not convinced double turbo charged 6 cylinders will be nearly as long lasting as a big V8 loafing along. Maybe when my Tundra dies I’ll change, but I’m retired, put under 10K a year on it, and expect it to last me until my 90s.
I did similar. Bought a Sequoia with the 5.7 V8 I plan to hold on to it until one of us is dead.
If they made this in a Suburban format, I would buy one.
The GM Suburban/Ford Expedition L/Lincoln Navigator L vehicles all have the troublesome joint venture 10 speed transmission.
I wish GM or Ford would make the ZF 8HP transmission an option...
If you are comparing apples to apples, then yes. Take a naturally aspirated dodge hemi and turbocharge it, and it will likely fail sooner. However, an engine that was designed from the ground-up to be turbocharged is likely a different story. Plus, ditching that hemi with it's cylinder de-activation system will be a blessing.
I'm sure you will also start hearing those throngs of "..but that turbo will fail!" The turbo on my Jeep (another Stellantis owned company) is built by Garret. Garret has been building turbochargers and turboprop engines for aircraft for decades. I would well-imagine that turbocharger will outlast any of the other bolt-on components of that engine.
I've owned two other vehicles in the past with tubocharged engines, and they both exceeded 200k with no major issues. Like any other engine, the life of these turbocharged engines will depend upon proper maintenance and how heavy the driver's foot is.
Turbo in my Chevy Trax does not even activate unless RPM’s exceed a certain limit. But it is nice to have that acceleration in reserve when needed.
“Is this an upright 6 or a slant 6 like Dodge made long ago?”
I don’t know, but I do find it interesting that a new straight 6 is coming out.
If one drives thinking there is an egg between your foot and the gas pedal, cars seem to last for ever.
V8 elimination is a bureaucratic order to increase CAFE standards until gasoline is effectively outlawed.
Shove the electrics.
I'd be looking for a very long warranty here... Gotta keep in mind that the old Mopar that we all loved so much... (yeah, it was a labor of love) is long gone. No reason for any particular brand loyalty, including the brand that one has now, with the lying, fake, binary oil pressure gauge that kinda looks like a real one in the dashboard. Even GM doesn't do that last time I checked.
Now that you ask the question though, I'm gonna go look it up when I have some free time...
I’ve rode in exactly one Model T; interesting piece of American history but not something I throughly enjoyed.
Torture Testing the Hurricane Twin Turbo Straight Six
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJP27QYtsgY
I have 454 Chevy 1 ton truck-—circa 1976-—with over 348,000 miles on chassis. MOSTLY towing horses.
NOT giving up on it.
When I die-—MY OLD IRON MECHANIC GETS IT. He is delighted.
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