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http://www.caranddriver.com/news/car...d_v-6-car_news

A 380 HP GM engine to be used in the ATS-V and the Camaro.

If the CE of Corvette is to be believed, the Corvette team considered a V-6, probably this engine, as part of their trade off studies for the C7.

I don't believe that the team choose a V6 as their primary engine for the Corvette but it could be used in an entry Corvette as Porsche uses the Boxter as entry level car to the Porsche line of 911s.

GARYFINN

V6 No Thank You

Kenny94945

I rather have a (283 eg smaller displacement) V8 (than any V6 or inline).

WaxWeekly

If the car has 380hp with lower weight, perfect weight distribution and road manners, I don't care how many cylinders it has. I'm sure the experts that do this for a living, will not scew up the Chevrolet icon that is Corvette.

People seem to talk about cylinder count like they talk about condom length... It's no wonder sports cars have their given stereotype.

RonR80

I agree don't care what engine is in there, just make it right, direct inj, new interior , Ron

FloydSummerOf68

The Boxter isn't the enter level car to the 911s...the Carrera is.

If the C7 is a V6 I won't be driving it. The V8 sound is too good for me to pass up. DI V6's can make awesome power, but it isn't for me in a car like the Corvette.

LT1_E85_Corvette

If you turn the boost up on a TT inline or v6 you would make WAY more power for cheap however, they would never do that to the corvette. It's a v8 car till the day it dies. Super charged v8 maybe but they would never do a TT inline or v6.

would it stop me from buying a corvette? hell no! It's still amarican and I bet with light tune and intake + exhaust you would be close to 500whp

TURN THE BOOST UP AND HOLD ON!

GTB/ZR-1

They need to put that motor in the Silverado/Sierra... I'm thinking abt buying a freaking Ford w/ that Ecoboost motor that gets almost mid 20s for mileage on the highway & can tow my cars easily when it's time to work.

My truck is my daily driver & it's getting long in the tooth--hurry up GM, I don't want to buy a F!

dochorsepower

GM will not get my money unless it's a V-8. It's not a Corvette if if doesn't have a V-8.

lt4obsesses

I don't see them putting this into the Corvette line. However, depending on the #'s, I would agree it would be useful to apply to trucks, base CTS's and larger vehicles to maintain CAFE regulations, opening doors for bigger power in performance line vehicles.

Another thought I had was that this would be a great engine if GM were to bring back the Zeta platform (Solstice) another a new badge at Chevrolet. Bring back the "Corvair"? A little 2 seat roadster with a 380 hp V6 would be fun.

But I agree that it is not a matter of cylinder count and displacement these days, as it is output and durability. Not to mention effeciency. We had better start thinking in terms of the future of oil supplies, costs, etc. and take the lead this time. Or the the debacle of the late '70's and 80's will repeat itself.

Villain C5

so a 1953 isnt a Corvette?

BluegrassMotorsport

Im sure you know what he means...

And I have to agree. The Corvette as we know it is a V8 sports car than any hard-working person can afford. It loses probably close to half its appeal wen you drop the V8.

The V6 models from the early years are fantastic because of their heritage and what they represent. These days, a V6 Corvette simply would not work. It may get better mileage and be easier to afford. But nothing will ever, ever replace the sound and pure driving joy that anything with a V8 provides.

Vetteinplano

A small proportion of Corvette owners are weird.

I remember when the C6 came out and all of the whining about how they wouldn't buy one because the pop-up headlights were gone.

If GM makes a Corvette, there will always be buyers.

Garrett W

V8

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Jinx

Pop-up headlights lost their practical reason to exist. Not so the Chevy smallblock V8.

When GM builds a V6 that's as cost-effective, compact, and lightweight as a cam-in-block V8 with competitive technology (e.g. no fair comparing a future direct-injection V6 to the current V8), and that has a similar area under the power curve, then a V6 has a shot under Corvette's hood.

But we ain't there yet, and I don't think we'll get there in the next decade or so without predatory legislation designed to kill V8s (e.g. stiff displacement tax) or kill automotive performance overall (e.g. minimum fuel economy per-vehicle, not just fleet average or gas-guzzler taxation).

The Chevy smallblock is just too good to die.

.Jinx

HarryWild

I driven around a 2010 GT-R and it is super in everyway! If they come out with a twin turbo V6 like the GT-R; it will kill all the V8s. Just look at the statistic on the 2012 GT-R. They wiped out most of the V8s except the ZR1, Veyron and the LFA in the drag racing. But around the track with corners; it is the king!

Bill Baird

Actually, the six cylinder engines in the Corvette from 1953-1955 were straight 6's not V6's.

AuPanda

I want torque, horsepower, and efficiency in a well matched (light) platform capable of out performing the previous generation of corvette and competitive with the other automobiles of the time. If it's a turbine diesel that is emblazoned with Hello Kitty (though I would prefer My Little Pony) on the manifold...I'll buy it.

JCtx

It's a matter of preference, my friend. I MUCH prefer a V8 than a higher powered FI 6 cyl. It's all about the sound AND throttle response to me.

Most of the 'condom length' talk is about power. I also much prefer a well balanced package than brute power. We don't really need any more than 400HP on sub 3,500 lbs, but most folks think the more power the better. Well, that's going to stop at some point .