Why do companies making overstressed 4bangers when no one wants

>>17504409
>Wher ethe fuck are the inline sixes
You mean packaging disasters?

>>17504409
Inline sixes are LONG, and may not easily fit in an engine bay.
My friend's "new beetle" has an i5 oddly enough though.
Probably better to do a V6.

>>17504409
>Wher ethe fuck are the inline sixes
As others have said, inline-sixes are hard to package. Plus they're not as fuel efficient and don't provide significant power improvement over V6's.

>>17504409
Is that a fucking exhaust tip? What is that?

>>17504409
Euro VI emissions regs that prioritize CO2 reductions over real pollutants like CO or NOx. About the only way to meet the CO2 target is with a uselessly small engine for modern cars so the fix is forced induction which the testing doesn't take into consideration because the cars can make the test without going into boost. Problem is nobody actually drives that way and the real world emissions and economy are worse than they would be with a larger N/A engine. CO2 excepted of course

>>17504409
Even the new 530i has a turbo 4 cylinder, it's fucking hopeless

>>17505061
>the testing doesn't take into consideration because the cars can make the test without going into boost
>Problem is nobody actually drives that way and the real world emissions and economy are worse than they would be with a larger N/A engine

[Citation Needed]

>>17505203
>5 series
>4 cylinder

kek

>>17505234
>hey the sky is blue
>[citation needed]

kys my man

>>17504409
98.424% of people that drive dont give a fuck whats under the hood. They just care if it look nice.

there are some great sounding straight fours, besides the inline 6 isn't as well balanced, costs more, and wouldn't work with the extremely common front wheel drive platforms that most companies use now.

>>17504409
Subie 4 bangers sound great, especially with aftermarket exhaust. Literally the only redeeming factor of these shitboxes. Nips can't into v8's.

>>17505252
>inline 6 isn't as well balanced
Inline 6 is well balanced

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>>17505277
>Nips cant into v8

>>17505252
>The straight-six layout is the simplest engine layout that possesses both primary and secondary mechanical engine balance, resulting in much less vibration than engines with fewer cylinders.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straight-six_engine

>>17505478
I like Toyota but the non VVT-i sucked when it came to power for a V8 but it sounded ok and no issues or recalls since it first was introduced

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>>17505252

>>17504645
fart can silencer

>>17504409
Inline engines are fucking garbage for power because the runners for the combustion chambers a shit.