next gen camaro four-cylinder ?

[rs-lt-camaro-]

Originally Posted by liquidsmoke

I really could care less what's inside, as long as it has power, or enough power for me.
Same thing with how it sounds, which is just a sound and really is just a mental trick that people associate certain sounds with certain things regardless if it's true or not. It's the main reason people even buy aftermarket exaust cuz they think the sound makes the car seem more powerful to other people.

Someone makes a car, can't remember who but it's a 4 banger and has over 400 horses.
So what's more important, power or the number of cylinders?

if you can get the power out of a 4 banger it is not a bad base engine to get the mpg's up for the strict standards so we can still have the v8 models although im sure they can do it with a v6

[Kahdir]

Hopefully Chevy will stick with the V6 & V8 formula

[FenwickHockey65]

Will the 6th gen have a V8? Yes.

Will the 6th gen have an I-4? Yes.

Again, the denial expressed by so many of you is pointless. It isn't going to change anything.

And Mustang is supposed to follow the same formula too.

[Ir0nM4n]

Originally Posted by KSFastah

A Camaro is a MUSCLE car....it wasn't...and isn't...intended to be a "compromise" car....

"Well, I got the V6 for gas mileage?" Really? You should have had a Prius or some other light weight low horsepower shit box.

"I got the V6 for it's OK power" or "it's a little cheaper" Honestly? You're missing the point.

The car wasn't, and isn't, about gas mileage compromises, price compromises or engine performance compromises. It was and is about stuffing a high displacement, high horsepower, loud and uncouth motor in an OK chassis and killing it.

IMHO, of course.

Wow, can you say I can't comprehend any worse than this post. I am not sure why you quoted me. I said nothing about gas mileage. Nor did I say anything about compromise. How about not quoting me and just state your opinion.

And of course IMHO, of course although who's else would it be..... bah

[CamaroKid]

Originally Posted by Nightfall

OMFG WTF lol sorry but the camaro should have never had nor ever have a four banger again EVER EVER EVER screw that

edit HOW THE F(&^ IS THAT A SPORT COUPE HOW HOW HOW HOW???????????????????????

I see you're unaware that the third generation Camaro had a four cylinder engine option during the model years of 1982 to 1985, with a total of 45,733 produced. The 2.5L Iron Duke four cylinder engine was standard on the base model Sport Coupe, but you could order a 2.8L V6 or a 5.0L V8 for an extra fee.

I don't see why you're overreacting and making this a big deal. As another member stated, General Motors has and will put a four cylinder engine into the Camaro.

[VictoryMuscleCars]

Originally Posted by Lgndryhr

I see turbo and s/c being the future for many performance engines. The rest of the cars I think we will see 4 cylinders with turbos to achieve performance and efficiency.

Totally agree.

[greenrail]

Originally Posted by FenwickHockey65

Will the 6th gen have a V8? Yes.

Will the 6th gen have an I-4? Yes.

Again, the denial expressed by so many of you is pointless. It isn't going to change anything.

And Mustang is supposed to follow the same formula too.

Right on target. Like it or not, the world of automobiles will change. It is inevitable. As far as I am concerned, so be it. I hope we never go back to the dregs of performance ineptitude we saw back in the late '70's.

Hell, just looking at some of the emerging technologies, gives me hope for the future of performance autos. Just check the numbers for cars like the Infiniti M35h. Yeah, it is expensive, but that stuff will become more and more affordable as time goes on.

Twin turbos, turbo fours, dohc, direct injection, and yes even hybrid technologies will emerge into some interesting autos.

[TOMS1SS]

Prepare to say hi to the Neo-Iron Duke Camaro....

[liquidsmoke]

Originally Posted by The IOM Ninja

Fair enough but some people are about more than just power in their cars. I'm one of those people and if a car sounds weak it just ruins the whole experience for me. Personally a 400 horsepower 4 banger is only impressive if it's Naturally Aspirated otherwise it's just a case of building an engine that is strong enough to handle the amount of boost to get it up the power. Turbos and Superchargers are great but at the same time the LSA with 470 horsepower (correct me if I'm wrong) with out the supercharger is impressive, 550 horsepower with a supercharger not so much.

I don't know, to me a huge engine that also has huge power isn't really impressive to me. It's basically just brute force, and doing what it's supposed to do. But a 4 banger that's pumping out v8 power ( natural or not ) is, at least to me. If not for the power numbers, but that it can handle it also.

Sure it may sound like a fly buzzing around, lol ,which I guess for a car that wants to be a muscle car will kind of tarnish that look.

But let me stop here, when it comes to engines I can only pretend I know what I'm talking about for so long. Lol

[greenrail]

Originally Posted by TOMS1SS

Prepare to say hi to the Neo-Iron Duke Camaro....

With the technology available nowadays, that's highly unlikely.

A 300 hp turbo, four is readily achievable.

[The IOM Ninja]

Originally Posted by liquidsmoke

I don't know, to me a huge engine that also has huge power isn't really impressive to me. It's basically just brute force, and doing what it's supposed to do. But a 4 banger that's pumping out v8 power ( natural or not ) is, at least to me. If not for the power numbers, but that it can handle it also.

Sure it may sound like a fly buzzing around, lol ,which I guess for a car that wants to be a muscle car will kind of tarnish that look.

But let me stop here, when it comes to engines I can only pretend I know what I'm talking about for so long. Lol

That's personally why even though I love American V8's, which Naturally Aspirated are hardly beaten in torque numbers, I love Low Displacement High Revving V8's like the S65 in the M3. To me sure the torque is great but if you have ever test drove a M3 which makes most of it's torque at a low RPM but still keeps going to 8300 it's in itself an experience and convinced me I NEED AN M3. The only trade off with a low displacement engine is the torque unfortunately, even the 5.0 Coyote shows that. I can see where you are coming from but at the same time I only partly agree with what you are saying :respect: a I4 Camaro no matter how hard it tries will never be a muscle car. A high horsepower engine does not a muscle car make. The day the V8 dies in the Camaro, Mustang and Challenger is the day the muscle car dies.

A lot of people are also forgetting the fact that Chevy is introducing a large number of fuel efficient vehicles and Corporate Average Fuel Economy is just that and Average. The more 4 bangers that make 50+ MPG the more cars that are allowed to have V8's. The Corvette will probably make the change to a more fuel efficient engine similar to the way that the BMW M5 did this year dropping the V10 for a 5.0L Twin Turbo V8. Hopefully more in the sense of a Low Displacement Twin Turbo V8 as opposed to a Twin Turbo V6, but there are also other ways that performance cars can gain fuel economy. More gears and dropping the automatic transmission for a Dual Clutch Transmission (which is not only faster but suffers less drivetrain loss than a manual). While I agree there will probably be a I4 in the 6th Gen Camaro (which is in itself a sad thing to see return to the Camaro) it will be a 1 of the nails in the coffin that is the Camaro being seen as a respectable car.

[Jordanvraptor]

The problem I see with an inline 4 cylinder is that to make power, it has to be turbocharged or supercharged. This requires Premium fuel or E85. With an I-4 and Premium fuel you may get a few more Miles Per Gallon, but what is the Miles Per Dollar figure? Don't know about you guys but in Oregon Premium is 20 cents more expensive than Regular and I haven't a clue what E85 costs. I bought my V-6 because I wanted to be able to drive it everyday semi affordably as it is a very beautiful car.

[Nightfall]

Originally Posted by Jordanvraptor

The problem I see with an inline 4 cylinder is that to make power, it has to be turbocharged or supercharged. This requires Premium fuel or E85. With an I-4 and Premium fuel you may get a few more Miles Per Gallon, but what is the Miles Per Dollar figure? Don't know about you guys but in Oregon Premium is 20 cents more expensive than Regular and I haven't a clue what E85 costs. I bought my V-6 because I wanted to be able to drive it everyday semi affordably as it is a very beautiful car.

one of the main reasons i avoided the v8. I put 89 in my tank i did not want to drop 93 ever time i went to the pump its scary

[The IOM Ninja]

Originally Posted by Jordanvraptor

The problem I see with an inline 4 cylinder is that to make power, it has to be turbocharged or supercharged. This requires Premium fuel or E85. With an I-4 and Premium fuel you may get a few more Miles Per Gallon, but what is the Miles Per Dollar figure? Don't know about you guys but in Oregon Premium is 20 cents more expensive than Regular and I haven't a clue what E85 costs. I bought my V-6 because I wanted to be able to drive it everyday semi affordably as it is a very beautiful car.

From what I've read E85 is cheaper but in the long run costs you more because you get worse fuel economy. Correct me if I'm wrong on that. It's crazy good for boosting torque on Turboed Car's and Direct Injection Engines though.