Originally Posted by LastResort

Look, the reality is that reliable, high output is what wins races. And what wins races is what sells vehicle (or so every race team claims). For a long, long time, that was associated with a certain format(driven by rules to reinforce what was available on the showroom floor). Based on that format, people made purchases. This is all despite the fact that the V8 in the race car has almost no relation to their V8 in their daily driver, but it made them happy in their ignorant view of the world, **** understanding of technolgy, and amature wrenching tallents.

Now we have new technologies that offer new benefits, and these are changing the platform. And those people who mistake the format for the performance are upset. They wail. They gnash their teeth. They wet their diaper. They write strongly worded OpEds, form posts, and blog entries. And they are. Totally. Irrelevant. They may be a lost purchase or two, but they are an ignorant mass of consumers who would always find some reason to complain about improved performance of the new vehicle. Why? Because it simply changed the format, and it made them feel uncomfortable about their position in life. Those that can't understand the actual technical merits of the that platform simply attached significance to it's appearance, and started praise those features. They told their friends. They proselytize to their colleagues, their neighbor, their dental hygienist, and the mailman: "the V8 is the best thing that has ever happened and will happen." ****. Has. Moved. On.

But the only thing that is constant is change. AFters 30 years of advocating the church of the holy V8, now they've got to get a V6 in some high performance trims. Couple this with an inferiority complex, no ability to understand the technical advantages of the the modern induced engine, and their child like understanding of technology: how can they defend their purchase at the bar, the barber, and the dentist? Manufacturers who court that group are circling the drain. Oh sure, they may sell a ton of high markup vehicles to a bunch of balding old men in suits for a period of time. But the smart ones understand the short sighted nature of that sale: they can do it only for a generation, as the next few generation watch. They will see that their dad, their uncle, their grandfather were bilked for a bill of goods based on a legacy of performance so irrelevant as to be immeasurable. Congrats you bought the ****ty knock off of a 30 year old design, and can't even post numbers worth discussion without doubling the cost of vehicle and getting the "Race pack".

However, if they can impress the multiple child, their friends, and cousins of that bald, old, man, they have a future of relevance. Do you really think that my son will care if the Mustang GT comes with a V8? He probably will care about technology that I can't even imagine right now.

So yes. I think you can. In the next 5 years I expect both of those will be offered in a high output V6 format of one variety or the other. in 10 years, they will only be available on V6. Why get hung up on what's under the hood, when it's much more important what happens on the board?

Originally Posted by ZBoater

So should we expect a Corvette v6 and a Mustang Cobra v6 soon?

Originally Posted by ZBoater

So should we expect a Corvette v6 and a Mustang Cobra v6 soon?

Originally Posted by ZBoater

So should we expect a Corvette v6 and a Mustang Cobra v6 soon?

Originally Posted by dannofx4

I don't think anyone's talking about the Raptor anymore...

Originally Posted by Remi

Perhaps my point was lost in the Mustang analogy. I have considered a Raptor as my next truck and I don't care what motor they put in it as long as it maintains/improves its performance and usable power (higher HP, higher TQ, flatter TQ curve).