Is is obligatory to buy it v6 and up and stick shift if

all american cars should come with a supercharged V8

>>14686308
>forced induction

How about no

>>14686300
despite all the hate against them, there's nothing wrong with the V6 models. They're nowhere near as disappointing as they used to be. Hell, the new Camaro V6's will run a mid-13 second 1/4 mile. Just a few years ago, that was V8-only territory.

>>14686308
The giant killing Chevy Cobalt SS Turbo did extremely well with a small turbo 4 banger.

>>14686300
Tbh the bigger the engine the less of a need for a clutch to make it fast.

>N/A 4cyl or less - must get manual for the fast
>turbo 4cyl - can be as quick or quicker in some cases
>V6 - Depending on output, and car itself manual or auto is a toss up
>V8+ - DSG and autos are quicker for the most part now, this hasn't always been the case though.

>>14686300
Only if you buy into marketing hype like most carfags. The smaller-displacement models are as fast as the V8 used to be and make for a lighter, more balanced total package. V8s have their own virtues but it's not like those cars are actually slow with V6 or turbo 4s.