"the great black fathers future fuel standards"

Pardon me? The fact of increasing fuel scarcity is somehow Obama's doing? Please explain sir. WTF are you on about.

I think it's amazing because of the stubborn US love affair with 7 liter V8s and their much vaunted basso profundo exhaust note. I don't like the sound myself. I cut my teeth on my buddy's dad's XKE in the 60s (4.2 inline 6). One of my favorite exhaust notes was from a 1952 Ferrari 2.0 liter V12. Saw it at the Palo Alto auto concourse several years back and heard the owner start it up and drive away at the end. Very sweet.

7.0 liters in a car the size of a Corvette is lunacy IMO. Cobras likewise. A 3.0 to 3.5 BMW motor in a Cobra would be a screamer.

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1986 300SDL, 362K
1984 300D, 138K

Dont read innuendo into my posts- finally there was some steps at sensability for the vettes future and YES it was the great black father that dragged the general-kicking and screaming into the future.

Well, yes, there is that. But that was because he's a socialist, wasn't it?

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1986 300SDL, 362K
1984 300D, 138K

High-revving, long-stroke? I thought a long stroke precludes high revs due to increased piston speeds.

BTW- if you read the article, there will be several engine choices including larger OHV motors. This will be just one option. Stop knee-jerking and freaking out, people.

I wondered about the long stroke aspect too. I'll be interested to see more articles about this engine. I saw a new vette the other day on the highway and it looked pretty cool, very low, very compact and very dart like.

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..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.