To: Red Badger
The V6 took dominance over the I6 because of front wheel drive and transverse engine placement. Once you started building V6s for front drive cars, it didn't make economic sense to continue to build I6s for the ever shrinking number of rear wheel drive models. (Exceptions being I6 diesels in pickup trucks.)
Sorry, but in spite of Mercedes niche market use, the I6 is still dead, Jim.
12 posted on
09/06/2018 1:37:16 PM PDT by
Yo-Yo
(Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
To: Yo-Yo
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When Trump kills CAFE, front wheel drive will die.
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20 posted on
09/06/2018 1:45:29 PM PDT by
editor-surveyor
(Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
To: Yo-Yo
Gone the way of the Pontiac straight 8.
23 posted on
09/06/2018 1:49:03 PM PDT by
damper99
To: Yo-Yo; editor-surveyor
There are no high performance, racing, sport or luxury front wheel drive cars. Some are all wheel drive but none just front wheel drive. I wonder why?
24 posted on
09/06/2018 1:50:04 PM PDT by
central_va
(I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn)
To: Yo-Yo
"Sorry, but in spite of Mercedes niche market use, the I6 is still dead, Jim."
Yep. Besides the issues with space for the engine, straight sixes need longer shafts (flex, rigidity, weight) and a higher center of gravity (handling, roll).
62 posted on
09/06/2018 3:52:49 PM PDT by
familyop
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