With price of gas so high, American industry should keep making 8 cil cars?

Answer 1

I don't see it in a way of money, more like a wast of fuel. You see people going to the store to buy a paper with a monster SUV. I understand people wanting the biggest most powerful machine to show off, but just regular commutes only need the basic of vehicles.

Answer 2

Everyone has missed the real point....but it's a common misconception. 8 cylinder engines don't necessarily get less mileage than a 6 and a 6 doesn't necessarily get less than a 4. My 6 cylinder minivan goes faster and gets much better mileage than the 4 cylinder ever did. Only a couple of years newer, so it's nothing to do with engineering or such. In addition, I replaced the straight 6 Studebaker engine in my Hawk with the V8 Studebaker...way more power and lots better fuel mileage. It's all a matter of matching engine power, torque characteristics, weight, load and driving habits more than it is how many cylinders your engine has.

Answer 3

We really dont need 8 cylinder engines anymore. The V6 is strong enough these days....and better on gas. Plus with 55-70 mph speed limits what is the sense of 500-600 horsepower cars that can go upto 150 mph?

Answer 4

You won't like this, and no, I don't work for an oil company, but when you take inflation into consideration, petrol cost approximately the came percent of the average pay check as it always has. The price is going up, but people make a lot more money today than the use to. It is just like everything else, food, apparel, entertainment, rent or house payments.

Answer 5

Yes, but only for vehicles to be used for commercial / industrial use that need the power and durability of an eight cylinder engine. The ordinary 'Joe' who just wants to show off and waste gas should have to pay a surplus, which should be used to fund political parties that will allow electric vehicles to be sold to the general public (ei Saturn EV1).

Answer 6

Dennis Miller said it best, we, the Americans with the big, bulky, fuel burning vehicles, are doing our part to bring America into the future. we believe in American ingenuity, so when we burn up ALL the fuel, some American will come out with the lastest, greatest idea as a substitute. those wimps with the hybrids are just making this process longer. they don't believe in America and Americans. they, the electric and hybrid car drivers, are the true selfish people on this issue. i paraphrased, forgive me. but you get the idea.

Answer 7

It's a matter of choice. But, soon gas will be so much no one will want cars with poor gas mileage. It happened in the 70's.

Answer 8

No they shouldn't because with 8CYL cars your using more gas, I don't know if your know this but 8CYL engines have 8 fuel injectors automatically using more gas. with prices these high the American industry should only do 4CYL, and 6CYL more fuel efficient. unless its a truck then you need an 8CYL which would drink fuel.

Answer 9

They are in very poor financial shape and they have to make what people will buy.

You know what's selling really well this year? Suburbans. It's not because GM forces people to buy them. People want them. I certainly don't want one, but somebody does.

Answer 10

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