V6 Wars

Apr 14, 2011 2 Replies

GM just upped the ante.


----- Chevrolet is revving up the power on the 2012 Camaro with a new, more efficient version of its 3.6-liter direct-injection V-6 engine, General Motors Co. said today.



The new engine delivers 323 horsepower -- about 11 horsepower more than its 2011 predecessor -- and will be also available on the 45th anniversary special edition Camaro going on sale this year.



The more powerful V-6, known as the LFX, gets an EPA-estimated 30 miles per gallon highway, Chevrolet said.



"The enhancements for 2012 will deliver reduced engine weight and lower emissions -- along with the greater power that Camaro drivers will certainly appreciate," Ameer Haider, assistant chief engineer for V-6 engines, said in a statement.



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Got to wonder how Ford will counter this.



Patrick



how are you going to lower emissions ??? By lowering acceleration rate, it is the only way.

Probably the same way I'd counter it, "meh..."

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