Nissan GT-R - Does Honda Have an Answer?

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#14 of 15 Re: Nissan GT-R - Does Honda Have an Answer? [ljgbjg] by bigmclargehuge Apr 24, 2008 (5:42 am)
Replying to: ljgbjg (Apr 17, 2008 12:38 pm) High revs make a fun noise, but are not always the fastest option for a road car. It might compete with an M3 with a 320tq double-2.0, but not a GT-R. Unless its made from carbon-fiber and tissue paper, it can't be without 400-500tq. Audi has come to terms that a high-revving V8 wasn't the best choice over a V6 TT BMW is realizing the potential of the I-6 TT over the high-revving V8 released at the same time Frankly, to get a high-revving naturally aspirated engine to produce that much torque, it might as well be a 5.0-7.0L engine. And unless you're going with a big Chevy V8, it might as well be a V10-V12. Somewhere in the range of 550-650hp. Look at the engines in the 599GTB and Gallardo versus the F430, M3, and RS4. The V8s built so far to your spec all have about the same grunt. The V10-12's are more in the range of what Honda is looking for. Honda probably has the right idea. Besides, they'd all be better off cutting their engines in half and TT-ing them. Replies to this message: bigmclargehuge (Jun 18, 2008 9:32 am)
#15 of 15 Them's fightin' words! by bigmclargehuge Jun 18, 2008 (9:32 am)
Replying to: bigmclargehuge (Apr 24, 2008 5:42 am) Honda CEO says NSX will be faster than GT-R

#14 of 15: Re: Nissan GT-R - Does Honda Have an Answer? [ljgbjg] by bigmclargehuge; Apr 24, 2008 (5:42 am)

Replying to: ljgbjg (Apr 17, 2008 12:38 pm)

High revs make a fun noise, but are not always the fastest option for a road car.

It might compete with an M3 with a 320tq double-2.0, but not a GT-R. Unless its made from carbon-fiber and tissue paper, it can't be without 400-500tq.

Audi has come to terms that a high-revving V8 wasn't the best choice over a V6 TT

BMW is realizing the potential of the I-6 TT over the high-revving V8 released at the same time

Frankly, to get a high-revving naturally aspirated engine to produce that much torque, it might as well be a 5.0-7.0L engine. And unless you're going with a big Chevy V8, it might as well be a V10-V12. Somewhere in the range of 550-650hp.

Look at the engines in the 599GTB and Gallardo versus the F430, M3, and RS4. The V8s built so far to your spec all have about the same grunt. The V10-12's are more in the range of what Honda is looking for. Honda probably has the right idea.

Besides, they'd all be better off cutting their engines in half and TT-ing them.