When will the V8 dissapear?

[Emher]

I've been hearing more and more chatter about the V8 being on the way out, what with the C7 Corvette being put on hold and no news about the Gen V V8s for a while now. So does anything this will happen? Will GM kill the V8s? And when in that case? Within the next three years? The next five? Ten?

Discuss please.

[syr74]

The V8 will never go away. If the economic climate proves to harsh to sustain the current crop of V8's then you will simply see smaller V8's.

[The_Blur]

They won't disappear.

[asrapid]

When some new type of engine replace internal combustion engine :-).
If we look at present V8 in GM most powerful engine has around 640hp. That kind of power should be more than enough for 99 % people.
But the question is will this engine be able to meet future emissions.
Yes maybe with help from DI, vvt etc. (rumors are gen V should have all this stuff) but since it seems corvette is coming after 2014 , and since GM present financial situation isn't very good question is will Gen. V come sooner maybe (i kind of doubt that but who knows) or will it come at all ( i hope, but more rumors about V6 TT is emerging).
All rumors about Gen V. was before Corvette push back and before GM was in financial crisis. I doubt V8 engine is on top of GM priority list now.

[CamaroSpike23]

the mentality of "no replacement for displacement" is going to change. I hate to say it, but everyone should be wary of the fact that our gas guzzling v-8s are about tapped for economic feasability.

look to the future for smaller motors, a lot more FI applications, etc.

not that i am totally for it, but that is the way i forsee the world changing.

unless some radical new fuel for internal combustion motors comes out soon, our v-8s will slowly work their way into limited edition models.

its already been proven that you dont need a big motor to make big power. and its not economically feasable for the big motor companies to try and keep the fire burning. now do I think v-8s will become completely obsolete? no. but just like the original L99 (little brother to the LT1) its a smaller v-8 than the traditional 350.

be prepared.

[Evilkosh99]

also depends on the energy infrastructure though. I got to drive the bmw hydrogen 7 which is a bmw 7 series that they modified to run off of gasoline or hydrogen. It is a 12-cylinder hydrogen combustion engine when not running off of gasoline. Obviously as the hydrogen infrastructure doesn't yet exist to make the fuel feasible, a hydrogen combustion engine is also not feasible, but depending upon where the availability (and therefore cost) of alternative fuels, be it, biodiesel, hydrogen, ethanol, etc. go - there to will go the continued feasibility (and availability) of the v-8.

[TheClassicCarKid]

Never.
Maybe a little bit smaller and more efficient in the future, but I don't see the V8 ever going away

[camaro5]

Quite frankly, the automakers themselves, don't know what the future will bring.

[The_Blur]

Originally Posted by camaro5

Quite frankly, the automakers themselves, don't know what the future will bring.

I'm no psychic either, but there will always be a desire for performance cars. If an equally rewarding, inexpensive replacement for the V8 presents itself, then the V8 will be in trouble.

Think big, people. GM isn't the only company using more than 6 cylinders. There are a lot of companies—Rolls Royce, Bentley, Lamborghini, Porsche, Chrysler, Ford, Ferrari just to name a few—that use a lot of cylinders. While some of these brands have a calling in the luxury field, they all rely on the rewarding nature of a loud, large-displacement motor as a means of satisfying the driver.

[Milk 1027]

The V8 will never dissapear. Now, don't ever speak that blasphemy again.

[Hylton]

There are some vehicles which will always offer V8's. Mostly trucks and luxury cars. Problem is that GM is still needs to get the mileage average to 35 and that won't be as easy as some people think. Porsche and Ferarri don't make enough cars to qualify under cafe restrictions.

[The_Blur]

Originally Posted by Milk 1027

The V8 will never dissapear. Now, don't ever speak that blasphemy again.

They're already on the way.

[camaro5]

Originally Posted by The_Blur

I'm no psychic either, but there will always be a desire for performance cars. If an equally rewarding, inexpensive replacement for the V8 presents itself, then the V8 will be in trouble.

Think big, people. GM isn't the only company using more than 6 cylinders. There are a lot of companies—Rolls Royce, Bentley, Lamborghini, Porsche, Chrysler, Ford, Ferrari just to name a few—that use a lot of cylinders. While some of these brands have a calling in the luxury field, they all rely on the rewarding nature of a loud, large-displacement motor as a means of satisfying the driver.

Originally Posted by Milk 1027

The V8 will never dissapear. Now, don't ever speak that blasphemy again.

Originally Posted by Hylton

There are some vehicles which will always offer V8's. Mostly trucks and luxury cars. Problem is that GM is still needs to get the mileage average to 35 and that won't be as easy as some people think. Porsche and Ferarri don't make enough cars to qualify under cafe restrictions.

Yea, I should have added to my post that: I agree, there will always be V8's in something. And as fast as the electric cars coming are and will be, I lika the rumble and the roar of an LS3. They'll have to pry it from my dead fingers wrapped around the leather covered steering wheel. or better yet, just bury me in it.

[TAG UR IT]

V8's will still be around. But, turbos are the way of the future. V8's will be more expensive.