ORIGINAL: lear4406
A 4 cylinder has no business in a muscle car and a V-6 is just starting to be accepted. But for all purposes, I think the 5.7 fits well and gets mileage that is acceptable to most. With the MDS in automatic its a good choice for the muscle and gas compromise. If its just the looks and feel... then the V-6 is your car. But I'm torn between the 5.7 and 6.1. I need the 6.4 to put me over the top
My thoughts exactly, the issue is that people already scream murder when they hear that a V6 will be offered in a muscle car despite the fact that straight and slant sixs that were very slow were offered in these pony cars from the beginning, so if they throw fits about them offering a V6 that is more powerful than many of the V8 options that were offered in the originals despite the fact that 6 cylinder offerings is nothing new and has been there from the beginning, how do you think people are going to respond to a rice burner competitor engine? It won't go over well.