Why is the 3.6 VVT engine not more widely used .

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Oct 23, 2004 | 07:37 AM

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Re: Why is the 3.6 VVT engine not more widely used .

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I'm a fan of the Falcon XR6.

As am I.

Oct 23, 2004 | 12:34 PM

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Re: Why is the 3.6 VVT engine not more widely used .

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But the I6 Volvo has to use a GM supplied 4 speed auto that sits under the engine, whereas the other Volvos use a 5 speed which makes better use of the power. The I5 S80 is not much slower than the I6 S80, but it gets quite a bit better mileage.

1. I expect that Volvo will soon dump GM's 4-speed auto in favor of the 6-speed Aisin-Warner slushbox.

2. The normally aspirated S80 I6 has always been a pig compared to the T6. In the XC90, even the T6 wasn't enough motor.

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The other I6 FWD is the Daewoo (Suzuki) sedan. I don't think it a coincidence that it's only a 2.5l.

You're right again, but the a big reason the Daewoo I6 ended up being so small in displacement is that it's been in the pipeline for the last decade or so. It has only been in the last 3 years or so that 3.5 liters of DOHC V6 seemed like a mainstream powerplant. I suspect that original target of the Daewoo built Verona was a mid-1990s Sonata.