What's your favorite V6-powered car?

"cletus44 aka Clayton Seams" (cletus44) 10/21/2016 at 10:43 • Filed to: None

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I like the Citroen SM but nothing comes close to the Dino 206 GT. I think it’s design is striking and I love the small-bore DOHC V6 derived from Formula 2. What’s your favorite V6 car?

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 10/21/2016 at 10:44

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Lancia Stratos or Citroën SM.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 10/21/2016 at 10:46

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Probably the Citroen SM

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 10/21/2016 at 10:48

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In My Forza Horizon 3 game that car now has a 6.2L V12 so... I’m going with the Aston Martin V12 Vanquish. It has 2 V6s.

Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 10/21/2016 at 10:50

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GMC Syclone.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 10/21/2016 at 10:53

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MG Metro 6r4.

Flavien Vidal > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 10/21/2016 at 10:54

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Fiat Dino Coupe.... The 2L version, same as the Ferrari actually. I’ve owned one and it was the best sounding V6 ever created... So freaking awesome to drive too...

http://oppositelock.kinja.com/1967-fiat-dino-coupe-2000-the-oppo-review-1717002986

djmt1 > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 10/21/2016 at 10:54

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Noble M400

McMike > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 10/21/2016 at 11:00

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Good question. The list is pretty short, since no one really wants a V6.

246 Dino

Lancia Stratos (see #1)

Citroen SM

That Alfa 2.5

VW VR6 (Which you could argue is a I6)

GM 3800

Taurus SHO

I realized that my list turned into engines rather than cars, but any list where a Taurus is in the top 10 proves the list is pretty short. 

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > McMike 10/21/2016 at 11:03

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NSX?

404 - User No Longer Available > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 10/21/2016 at 11:04

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I have a soft spot for GM V6s, be it the 60-degree or the Buick V6. Somehow I really like that exhaust note on the W-Bodies.

Danger > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 10/21/2016 at 11:04

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Buick Grand National. I am completely biased.

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 10/21/2016 at 11:04

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SM or the first-gen NSX

thebigbossyboss > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 10/21/2016 at 11:05

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Ford Tempo V6

VW Max > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 10/21/2016 at 11:06

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MK4 R32

JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 10/21/2016 at 11:07

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The Stratos, SM, Dino, XJ220, Mk1 Vertigo, Merak and GNX are all indeed baller, but I’ve always been a fan of the OG Alfa GTV6...

also, who doesn’t love this sound:

and another Alfa with a (significantly different) v6, that also sounds phenomenal:

/used to own a V6 alfa...

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > thebigbossyboss 10/21/2016 at 11:18

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False

petebmwm > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 10/21/2016 at 11:21

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shop-teacher > petebmwm 10/21/2016 at 11:41

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I was going to post the Grand National, but I figured somebody else already had it covered. I was right.

Chairman Kaga > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 10/21/2016 at 11:42

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For the first time ever, all three of our cars are V6 powered.

My wife’s Highlander has the Toyota 3.6L 2GR-FKS V6. Makes 278 hp and pulls that dead elephant with fair alacrity.

My 2007 Infiniti M35 has the venerable VQ35DE V6 making 275 hp. It’s not a relaxed experience, although I like it. And I honestly don’t get all of the hate that engine gets. It’s thirsty but eager. I think I’d prefer the 2009 model with the 7-speed transmission and an extra 30 hp, but I didn’t want to pay half again the price of the car to get it.

The best one though is the Busso 2.5L in my GTV6. If you don’t know why this is among the best V6 engines ever made, you don’t belong on this site.

The Stig's former college room mate > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 10/21/2016 at 11:44

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1st generation SHO

Buick GNX

Delorean DMC-12

Jaguar XJ220

Jaguar F Type V6 S

Kaiser Jeep CJ5 Dauntless 225 V6

Nissan GT-R

Lotus Evora (prefer Exige Cup S V6 but it’s not street legal)

Original Acura (Honda) NSX

Lancia Stratos

McMike > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 10/21/2016 at 11:44

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RIGHT! Can’t believe I forgot that one. I also forgot about the Renault Alpine A310.

Taurus is still in the top 10.

ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 10/21/2016 at 11:46

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B5 S4 AVANT

AuthiCooper1300 > JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t 10/21/2016 at 11:46

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Don’t forget the SE30, better known as SZ or Il Mostro. And the Sprint 6C, even if they only made two.

That 155 DTM was interesting, but I think its 90º V6 was based on a PRV block (or at least, the PRV’s basic dimensions). More than slightly different!

Krieger (@FSKrieger22) > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 10/21/2016 at 11:52

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Stratos, no doubt.

But for something more usable daily, the Honda NSX-R would be the one for me.

JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > AuthiCooper1300 10/21/2016 at 12:01

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yeah, the 155 ti-v6 is based on a PRV block, and the Sprint 6c, for all intents and purposes doesn’t exist in the real world, and the SZ is cool, but ugly as hell, leaving me still saying gtv6...

JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > McMike 10/21/2016 at 12:04

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#4)

Cé hé sin > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 10/21/2016 at 12:05

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FTO, obviously.

In trivia news, Delahaye were the first to come up with the idea of the V6. They never actually made one though.

AuthiCooper1300 > JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t 10/21/2016 at 12:17

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I have nothing against the GTV6, on the contrary. I have a Sei- spec engine lying somewhere with its six Dell’Orto FRPA carbs, waiting for better times to be fitted to a first-gen Alfetta GT body I am also keeping secreted away.

Granted, the 6C is practically a one-off. But what a car.

Don’t be too harsh on the SZ. It is certainly different (for want of a better word) and although its proportions seem to be all over the place, the thing has amazing presence. (Besides, the base design was by Opron too, just like the SM.)

A couple of years ago I went to a classic car show and right when I was leaving I found an SZ parked nearby. Took lots of pics, marvelled at how incredibly short it is, and got into my car (a 75 TS) for a 200 km drive home.

In the wee hours of the morning, in a long, long sweeping bend on the motorway, that same SZ passed me at warp speed. In torrential rain.

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > McMike 10/21/2016 at 12:22

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Oh no, I forgot the Alpine GTA and Clio Renaultsport V6. I’m a failure :(

Speed > Chairman Kaga 10/21/2016 at 12:31

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While I’d usually say the Grand National, I also love the 1989 Turbo Trans Am. A GN that can go round corners! This is a car built for those mullet bearers who have a hint of sophistication.

McMike > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 10/21/2016 at 12:34

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Bad news: We both forgot the Buick Grand National, too.

Good news: Taurus is officially out of the top 10 now

citrus > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 10/21/2016 at 12:49

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New edge mustang

(I might be lying, there’s plenty of things wrong with them lol) but they are fun

KnowsAboutCars > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 10/21/2016 at 12:52

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Alpine A310

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > McMike 10/21/2016 at 13:23

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F*****************************************!

Michael_N > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 10/21/2016 at 14:27

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For me it’s the Lancia Stratos-as a car. As a car with a V6, it’s the Alfa Romeo GTV6...that exhaust note is my favorite sound in the world.

66671 - 200 [METRIC] my dash > JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t 10/21/2016 at 16:33

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Quick side note, I always thought GTV6s looked SO nice from the frontend, but SO ugly at the back.

66671 - 200 [METRIC] my dash > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 10/21/2016 at 16:38

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I just like that you can put a license plate on something this fast.

thebigbossyboss > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 10/21/2016 at 21:35

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That’s like just your opinion man!

Nauraushaun > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 10/24/2016 at 07:05

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That was my question! Any list that has that fat lump of 3.8l dicks but no NSX is an incorrect list