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Originally Posted by v6sonoma
I disagree with your disagreement. lol Tech will keep performance cars living on but the V8 internal combustion engine is not long for this world. Unless people accept alternatives to gas (diesel, ethanol, etc.) we just wont be able to support the fuel demands. Not many people will be able to afford to drive them if gas gets up to $5-$6 a gallon let alone what they pay in europe. They might be able to squeak some more life out of the V8 but don't be surprised if the gen 6 camaro packs a 6 cyl turbo hybrid as it's top performer.
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I just see the V8 as going smaller, small displacement V8 with turbos, hybrid drive, even some sort of kinetic energy recovery. There will always be a demand for V8 power. HOWEVER things like V8s may end up going upmarket as the cost associated with the technology would be pushed down to the consumer. Maybe in the future the SS would be a Turbo 6 while the top dog would be a V8 of some sort.
Don't even get me started on gasoline, long story but I ended up doing a lot of research on it and the information out there is BS and sensationalized towards the tree hugging side. In short, I have no concerns that in our lifetimes we will have any super serious fuel issues.