V8 production is down. GM pulls the plug on a future twin cam V-8. Is the V8 dead?

Jakes Dad

 

If they start making Industrial trucks out of Tonka toys, sure. I am sure school buses will just have kids pedaling.

 

All the major companies are scaling back trucks and large motors, not just GM.

 

when gas prices drop which they will and the economy picks up people will buy v8s again. this has happened before.

 

There is no damn excuse for us, the USA, to be in the position we are in today.

Both political parties in the last 20 years have been in power............... Why are we now just thinking about energy?

There are lots of problems in this country. More folks know more about their favorite sports team than who teaches their kids.

I am going to the US Nationls while I still can. see ya!

Jakes Dad

 

I don't buy into the doom and gloom. GM's V8's get better gas mileage than Honda V6's, so its not going anywhere. Probably pulled the plug on a twin cam motor, cause they realized they are kicking everyone else's *** in HP/gas mileage with one cam. Who wants more than one cam anyway? Becomes a expensive pain in the *** when it comes time for modding.

 

Unfortunately, there's a negative stigma associated with V8's fueled by idiots and liberal tree-hugging whackos like Al Gore. He's proven that you don't need any actual evidence to convince the masses to buy or not buy something. You just need to convince people they are making a difference and that's enough for them, science be damned. In the meantime, the people selling "green" products are laughing all the way to the bank.

 

V8 is evil dont' you know? 4 banger is the only way if you even care the slightest bit about the environment! And if you REALLY care, you won't drive a car at all, because carbon is evil, even though all lifeforms are based off it darnit!

/sarcasm

 

I'll drink to that

 

The sad part is the new carbon sequestering we are going to start doing. I just don't even know what to think of it.

Personally, I think everything is a resolvable and natural process but it is the question of how much of it can we do and it not build up to unacceptable levels. That would be directly related to population/overpopulation.

 

I wasn't aware Honda V6s averaged 16mpg city.

 

I saw a thread here recently (don't remember where I saw it) showing the window stickers for a LS1 F-body and a new V6 Accord. IIRC the LS1 F-body actually listed better mileage.

 

Maybe they'll start producing twin cam V-10's instead!

 

Im wondering when the end to these type of threads is near.

 

I'm looking forward to the end! I can stop doing all of these dam honey-dews.

 

Al Gore needs the left over cam from the cancelled twin cam shoved up his ***, along with Pelosi and the rest of those stooges!

 

A V6 MDX does 15/20 while a V8 Tahoe does 14/19 while being larger. The V8 stigma is not always true. Sure it's not better, but for the extra heft it seems to do good. Smaller displacement, more valves and cams and less size/weight but only 1mpg better.

 

WTF. This thread is only good for post whoring.

W

 

It's just a weeee bit different this time...

 

I agree. ******, all of us!


Well...at least I admit it.

The V8 won't go away, it will adapt. Kinda like plants, animals, and all living things. The thinking humans will adapt it.