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Actually it IS a hemi...just not the 354, 392 or 426 Hemi.
The reason an engine is called a Hemi is due to the design of the head's combustion chamber.
Although the new Hemi is more of a polyspherical head...
They actually did not go back to the Hemi engine. That is just what they named it. It is not a hemi.
Technology caught up a long time ago. Now a hemi is not really and advantage over a "normal" engine... so it's really more of a marketing ploy than anything. Still, it IS technically a "hemi".
Technology caught up a long time ago. Now a hemi is not really and advantage over a "normal" engine... so it's really more of a marketing ploy than anything. Still, it IS technically a "hemi".
As are half the engines in new vehicles these days regardless of manufacturer.
It is sort of a polysphere, which is not a Hemi. But it is mostly filled in. Hemis are too expensive to make and no longer provide sufficient power advantages over less expensive configurations. They can get the same or more power from a less expensive design, so they went with that.
It does not mean it is any less powerful, but it is NOT a Hemi. Hemi is just a name.
Personally, I'm content with watching middle aged men driving super cars at excessive speeds on Top Gear. I'll live vicariously through that. Very entertaining.
However, I'd rather cruise at 70mph in a Lincoln Town Car with a comfortable ride and low road noise. Or, better yet, and Audi A8 (if I could afford one). I find that much more enjoyable than hearing the constant drone of 500 barely muffled horsepowers vibrating my spine on a 4 hour road trip. Most guys who own muscle cars have them as a second vehicle for weekend drives. Jay Leno is probably the ultimate car guy, but he drives a Prius during the week (or so he says). Driving a muscle car and pushing its limits every day is for young guys who haven't yet realized how mortal they are (yet).
Personally, I'm content with watching middle aged men driving super cars at excessive speeds on Top Gear. I'll live vicariously through that. Very entertaining.
However, I'd rather cruise at 70mph in a Lincoln Town Car with a comfortable ride and low road noise. Or, better yet, and Audi A8 (if I could afford one). I find that much more enjoyable than hearing the constant drone of 500 barely muffled horsepowers vibrating my spine on a 4 hour road trip. Most guys who own muscle cars have them as a second vehicle for weekend drives. Jay Leno is probably the ultimate car guy, but he drives a Prius during the week (or so he says). Driving a muscle car and pushing its limits every day is for young guys who haven't yet realized how mortal they are (yet).
From everything I've seen, he drives one of his fleet on a daily basis. He often comments about what he drove that day on his show.
I think that the Tesla Model S provides the best balance of luxury-performance at the moment. 0-60 in 4 seconds, world class handling that matches the best European GT cars, and roominess, comfort, low maintenance, and economy. That is a true super car for the next generation.
Personally, I'm content with watching middle aged men driving super cars at excessive speeds on Top Gear. I'll live vicariously through that. Very entertaining.
However, I'd rather cruise at 70mph in a Lincoln Town Car with a comfortable ride and low road noise. Or, better yet, and Audi A8 (if I could afford one). I find that much more enjoyable than hearing the constant drone of 500 barely muffled horsepowers vibrating my spine on a 4 hour road trip. Most guys who own muscle cars have them as a second vehicle for weekend drives. Jay Leno is probably the ultimate car guy, but he drives a Prius during the week (or so he says). Driving a muscle car and pushing its limits every day is for young guys who haven't yet realized how mortal they are (yet).
Such a narrow view.
Nothing about owning a muscle car means driving them at the limits. I'd doubt anyone in an Audi A8 drives it at the limit either.
As for the Lincoln, the new ones can't hold much of a candle to the older models.
20 years from now, that Audi A8 wouldn't be suitable to be given away much less sold. Sale for a new Lincoln. There will be no rebuilding of any of those cars, no refurbishing the electronics which eventually fail. Why? Because 20 years from now (heck, 10 years from now) no one will want either of them unless they can't afford anything else. Sure they get you from point A to point B in quiet comfort.
Personally, I'm content with watching middle aged men driving super cars at excessive speeds on Top Gear. I'll live vicariously through that. Very entertaining.
However, I'd rather cruise at 70mph in a Lincoln Town Car with a comfortable ride and low road noise. Or, better yet, and Audi A8 (if I could afford one). I find that much more enjoyable than hearing the constant drone of 500 barely muffled horsepowers vibrating my spine on a 4 hour road trip. Most guys who own muscle cars have them as a second vehicle for weekend drives. Jay Leno is probably the ultimate car guy, but he drives a Prius during the week (or so he says). Driving a muscle car and pushing its limits every day is for young guys who haven't yet realized how mortal they are (yet).
I drive mine every day when it isn't snowing. It is very comfortable and not that loud. My spine has no complaints.
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