Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 19:56:39 -0500 From: ma_twain <ma_twainnospamo.com> Subject: Re: new saab motor for 9-3 series
Grunff wrote: > Dave Hinz wrote: > >> I don't know, but there are a couple of guys here who know the BMW >> line well. It's not "avoid the Saab V6" that I'm saying, it's >> "V6 is for people who value piston count over engineering", >> as a general statement. > > > > There is no BMW V6 - it's an I6. It works well in a BMW because it's > mounted longitudinally, and set well back into the bulkhead. A > transverse mounted I6 is near impossible, and a transverse mounted V6 is > a real pain in the arse to work on. > > What's more, the GM V6 has many notorious weak spots - on an absolute > scale, it just isn't a good engine. Now take that and compare it with > the long established, well developed Saab I4, there is just no competition. > > To be fair to 6 cylinder engines, there is a noticeable difference in > smoothness between a 4 and a 6 - but that in itself doesn't make a good > engine, there are lots and lots of other factors. > > Inline engines tend to be smoother and generally produce more power than the V configuration engine of the same displacement. Saabs have inline 4s and BMWs have inline 6s. With that said, since Saab is owned by GM, where do you think Saab is going to get its next V6? GM has announced it is going to use as many common components as possible to save money. They further announced they believe no customer is going to care what components are in the cars, that they will only care about the [Saab] marque.
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