ATTN alex, c6 whaddaya think?
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exactly. they don't need all that valvetrain to do what they are doing, so why bother ? I think what GM is doing with this "dated" technology is great. Nothing wrong with the concept of OHV, they are refining it to a level that is on par with what honda is doing. High power, fuel efficient (for a large motor) and clean burning. 
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I mean look at the power they are making. The stock C6 is supposed to be close to 400 hp out of a 350, while meeting emissions and fuel goals. Ford hasn't done this yet, they are still tacking on superchargers 
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zoe (assuming he missed the corner 
)wickster, imagine if gm did go dohc on their 350 - 8000rpm and 500 reliable all-motor hp from a small block
but i guess it's kinda like why honda stays all-motor low displacement - no need to go any further...
as great as that motor is, its not really supercar material in my book. 
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but my justification for a v6 in the nsx is that supercar means supercar not superengine. you need the overall package - performance, styling, quality, sex appeal, etc.
in that case, the nsx is most definitely a supercar.
with your logic, the s2000 is not a sports car because it only has a four-cylinder, and we all know true sports cars don't have four-bangers, right?
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well, actually not true. history is replete with very capable sports cars that were 4 cylinders. old fiats, healey's anything british, some italian. You are using the "american musclehead" definition of sports cars.
to me supercar should be the whole package, including the motor. Maybe I'm getting confused with "exotic" ?
to me supercar should be the whole package, including the motor. Maybe I'm getting confused with "exotic" ?
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but I guess I get hung up on how "exotic" the NSX really is. I mean, look at that chassis and aluminum body. Engineering and performance wise, it really is quite exotic. The motor is...... well...... Honda sensible, not honda exotic. I'm talking oval piston v8 here, lets go!!!
