Comments on: Four Is Enough

By: SukhdeepS

SukhdeepS — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 10:07:17 +0000

I would much rather have a four cylinder car with gas prices being as crazy as they are now. Do you think it would make my auto insurance go down too?

By: reginab

reginab — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 02:52:48 +0000

With the gas prices everyone is looking towards fuel economy when buying a car. I'm not surprised. The SUV crowd who flock toward the Chevrolet truck blog are now looking elsewhere.

By: Lucien

Lucien — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 21:07:57 +0000

Coincidentally I did a comparison between Europe and US for available base engines and you would get 10-20% better fuel economy if we would be offered the same small Euro engines in the US. See table here: http://lucienk.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!A4AE3FB12A26635!899.entry

Hopefully now we will be able to get more engine choices…

By: lindey

lindey — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:52:15 +0000

I don’t think we have to have 50 mpg. If the f150 got even 30mpg I think it would once again be the number one seller. I also know of pending designs for hybrids that will get even better mpg then anything Toyota has now because hydraulic technology that is 3 time more effect than batteries and needs large vehicles to take a vantage of it. I also have degree in physics and know of even better things to come.

Ford to build 60-mpg F150
There is buzz emerging in the automotive world that Ford will launch a new hybrid version of the F150 in 2008 that will have a 400% improvement in fuel economy over the standard gasoline F150. Based on a joint research and technology development agreement between Ford and the EPA, dating back to 2001, the Hydraulic Hybrid Techology is poised to overtake the current gas-electric technology used in vehicles like Toyota’s Prius.

See
http://www.newtechspy.com/articles06/hydraulichybrid.html
http://www.fordmuscle.com/blog/ford-to-build-60-mpg-f150/112114

By: JJspawn

JJspawn — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:31:40 +0000

Derfinitely noticed those mistakes... thought i would need to research a new lexicon in engines.

I do have to agree w/ lindey.. ppl are buying out of need.... I am still talking to ppl who dream of one day having an m3 or v8 engine.

If people really would've wanted them.. they would've been on the market years ago b/c ppl would've demanded them...

By: H22

H22 — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 03:18:10 +0000

It’d be nice if someone with a modicum of automotive knowlege wrote these articles: “DIRECTION injection” and “variable VALUE” timing.” I’d chaulk one mistake up as a typo but these two back to back make me suspect a severe lack of technical understanding.

By: Dom

Dom — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 21:27:12 +0000

lindey – what cars are those?? A Toyota 4Runner that magically gets 50mpg?? Sorry, the laws of physics kind’a make that hard to pull off. So smaller cars it is. You can do a lot with a good wagon, but they’re not in style…

By: lindey

lindey — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 20:46:25 +0000

Americans are not buying small cars out of choice and it is hurting American car company’s profit. What we need is cars that Americans want with the fuel economy that Americans demand.

By: Slappy

Slappy — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 05:35:30 +0000

Couldn’t agree more. I have a 2004 Mini Cooper S with a 6 speed. That thing has more zip and a higher fun factor than my friends 1998 Camero SS. I’m not going to say I will ever smoke him in a 1/4 of a mile but I will say I’d rather pay my gas bill than his.

By: Indigo

Indigo — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 21:38:15 +0000

As a culture, America should have been going for smaller vehicles a decade ago. Additionally, it’s not the raw horsepower that counts. It’s the horsepower to weight ratio. You can have a very zippy 4-cyl vehicle if you know how to optimize.