G. David Felt
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Drew, Sorry to make your head hurt, I understand trust me that Torque is what moves an auto. I wish Marketing would not get so hung up on HP. Maybe since I have never run a stock engine, I tend to not think about it, but for all my engines, they tend to go in parrallel the HP and Torque and continue even when HP crosses over the flat torque band. My v8's that I have all tend to give max HP just within 500 to 1000RPMs past max torque and as such when I see an engine that needs to go 2-3K RPM past max torque I just shake my head as to why. Perfect example is how marketing send the message that you have to have so much more HP at high speeds to keep the auto going BS. You see the Italian Pony as one example of an auto with 600+ HP and just barely 400lbs torque. I think the Corvette shows the perfect blend. Sorry for hijacking the thread and causing confusion, my head is in a fog today, not feeling well so probably not communicating clearly. Sorry.
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I do not have an issue with the torque of these motors, just that you have to rev much higher to get all the ponies. This makes me call them a high reving motor. I personally think that horsepower and Torque should go in parallel so that as you build torque, you also build horsepower and you do not have to go even higher to just get that power.
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Per the Ford News Release, http://corporate.ford.com/news-center/press-releases-detail/all-new-2015-lincoln-mkc When equipped with the all-new 2.3-liter EcoBoost engine option, MKC offers a projected 275 horsepower at 5,500 rpm and 300 lb.-ft. of torque at 3,000 rpm, according to preliminary test data. Class-exclusive Active Grille Shutters are designed to help improve MKC fuel efficiency at highway speeds. MKC comes standard with a 2.0-liter EcoBoost four-cylinder turbocharged engine, projected to produce 240 horsepower at 5,500 rpm and 270 lb.-ft. of torque at 3,000 rpm, according to preliminary test data. This makes Lincoln MKC an all-EcoBoost vehicle. NO V6 engine option at all, I think this is wrong as it will not be seen as the luxury people will put towards other auto makers, but time will tell if the sales prove their engine options right or wrong. I personally am not a fan of these high reving small engines. I will probably be proven wrong over time, but I still do not see the longevity of these small power plants compared to a V8 power plant. I do not think the trucks and suv's will live a long life when compared to what has been built with bigger motors.
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Thanks for checking in LS6
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The ute would seem to be very special order in my opinion. I think a 3rd party company could build a special edition one for the market here cheaper than importing it. Ute Kit Car.
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Sounds like Chevy and GMC want to stay apart and truly differentiate their products which would be a good thing. No need to have them sit side by side and be called the twins. Yes we know they are off the same base platform, but at least truly make the external and internal area different.
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I have wondered how the stand alone Volvo dealerships have survived as the one by me needs a major remodel of the show room and they do not have much inventory or seem busy. So how have they survived? With China now owning them, I know they will make a big effort to survive, but can they over come such large hurdles to really survive in the US market long term? To me they are a competitor to Buick, Lexus, Acura, not to BMW, MB or Cadillac. While I think they are quirky auto's, I wonder just how fast they can recover or if they really will to be profitable. Going to be interesting to watch.
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Very cool, look forward to seeing your review and what you think of the AFM and if any issues seem to show up.
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No and with all the forum talk on AFM issues from Oil Consumption to rough idle and weird shift issues, I am starting to be less thrilled with AFM. Not sure why Chrysler got it going so well in the Hemi, but GM does not seem to have figured out how to do AFM smoothly yet.
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Interesting to see the amount of forums that have AFM complaints. I had not heard of this till now, but interesting to see that the bulk of them are against the 5.3L v8, a competely different AFM was built for other size engines and does not seem to get the negative press that the 5.3L does.
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I read this story and laughed as they say these baby Duramax engines 2.5 and 2.8L were designed with VM Motori as additions to the Duramax family for markets where high gas mileage and low product cost is a requirement. Quote: "The newly-developed 2.5-litre and 2.8-litre Duramax diesel engines have OHC valvetrains in aluminium cylinder heads and turbocharging. Designed to offer class-leading torque, reliability and excellent fuel economy, the new Duramax engines have been tested in extreme conditions in Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and South America. They meet the advanced Euro IV emission standard." So if these engines were tested here, why are they not an option now? http://www.motortrader.com.my/news/GM-s-new-Thai-engine-plant-starts-operations/ Hello GM, the US Market is very interested in these too. Bring the 2.8L here for the Colorado/Canyon family. This is a perfect motor.
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Great write up, very informative and I learned a few things about this auto that I did not know. My initial reaction to seeing the pictures is WOW, A Honda CRV Knock off. Complement to Honda, but a nice option for those that do not want to pay Honda's price. Dash is over all nice config compared to the multi layer mess Honda puts in their auto's now. I do love the sky roof. Very cool.
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What was the main issues about AFM that turned you off?
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I would like to see GM do something like that as well create a true family of engines. They could do a more simple multi sized version of Alpha with the drive line mounted like in a RWD car but driving the front wheels or the rear wheels or all four! Position the front axle before the engine and send the power to what ever end is required for each model! I think GM is missing out on a Great Marketing Campaign by not pointing out the Corvette V8 Engine DNA found in the new EcoTech Family of V4 & V6 engines. Race Proven Tough!
