I Love Reading R&T Articles

"K-Roll-PorscheTamer" (k-roll390) 06/20/2018 at 08:22 • Filed to: good morning oppo

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And this too was a good read, but I can’t get over the title....“ The Mustang GT’s V8 is the most Under-Appreciated Engine Right Now” . Lol wut?? That can’t be right. No way in hell the plebian 2.3L Boost of Economy motor I have in my Mustang is more appreciated than the newest Coyote.

That Proper 5.0L is the greatest V8 I’ve ever had the pleasure of driving (References include the previous two Coyotes, a 400hp supercharged Fox 5.0, and a ‘16 Camaro SS).

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But this shot is nice AF and I can always count on R&T for great wallpapers.

Spanfeller is a twat > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 06/20/2018 at 08:36

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Is an engine under appreciated if another engine (we know who it is) is over appreciated and hyped in comparison?

It’s like saying chevy trucks sell badly just because ford sells an absurd amount of trucks

pip bip - choose Corrour > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 06/20/2018 at 08:40

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not enough blood in the pic.

Ash78, voting early and often > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 06/20/2018 at 08:40

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It’s just an effort to keep displacement on people’s radars.

If you haven’t noticed, every single car seems to have a 1.5-2.0t now. It’s like America today is Europe in the 90s, but with less neon and ecstasy.

Chuckles > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 06/20/2018 at 08:43

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They didn’t say that the V8 was the least appreciated engine, they said it was the most under appreciated relative to how it should be.

beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 06/20/2018 at 08:45

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it’s under appreciated in that “three things I like about the 5.0 in the Mustang” isn’t a catchy enough title.

He probably couldn’t go with “You’ve been thinking about the Mustang V8 all wrong” and he couldn’t think of enough good things to go with “6 Things you didn’t know about the Mustang V8, #3 will SHOCK you”

Echo51 > Ash78, voting early and often 06/20/2018 at 08:51

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‘cept we didn’t have turbo’s on our 1.6-2.0 engines back then. All NA power baby!

Ash78, voting early and often > Echo51 06/20/2018 at 08:54

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True...only on the fancy trims, which were given awesome names that were a combination of an everyday adjective and the word “-line” :D

Ford Ka Sadline

OmerCarrothers333 > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 06/20/2018 at 09:01

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As a man who loves hyperbole, simile, and metaphor, I stopped reading R&T because I thought the writing was terrible.

Derpwagon > pip bip - choose Corrour 06/20/2018 at 09:17

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It’s just a rare pre-crowd photo, the blood came after.

jimz > OmerCarrothers333 06/20/2018 at 09:27

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I stopped reading R&T because I got tired of car porn. Over the past 5-6 issues I’d ballpark that 80-85% of the cars they reviewed were over $100,000. after a while, reading about nothing but unobtanium just gets boring. “ *yawn* gee, another $200k Aston I’ll probably never even see in person.”

jimz > Spanfeller is a twat 06/20/2018 at 09:33

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to be fair GM’s pickup sales are spread across two brands (Chevy and GMC.) GM keeps the two pretty rigidly segmented; the “nicest” Silverado you can get is the LTZ trim, which is roughly equivalent to a loaded F-150 Lariat. Chevy has no equivalent to the F-150 KR, Platinum, or Limited, so you have to go over to GMC and their Denali trims for the Sierra to reach that level.

Spanfeller is a twat > jimz 06/20/2018 at 09:35

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Perhaps I used the wrong nomenclature, I don’t wanna say something ridiculous but I doubt GM sells as many trucks as FoMoCo. But it doesn’t mean GM sells few trucks.

jimz > Spanfeller is a twat 06/20/2018 at 09:39

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no I understood your point, I was just clarifying one reason why people might think that.

FWIW Ford moves about 80k F-Series trucks a month, Chevy + GMC about 65k (45-50k Chevy, 15-20k GMC.)

Spanfeller is a twat > jimz 06/20/2018 at 09:44

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Well, yeah.

I think the coyote is not spoken about like the LS engines because its a bit more complex (4V DOHC) and thus modding it is probably a bit more expensive. But I think DOHC kits are available for the LS too... so it’s beyond me why it’s not spoken of with such reyoce

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 06/20/2018 at 09:48

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I mean, it makes 465hp now. For an NA motor in a *relatively* cheap car, that’s pretty damn bonkers. That’s more power than any big block and/or supercharged car made before the S197 GT500.

jimz > Spanfeller is a twat 06/20/2018 at 10:01

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the LS has 60+ years of legacy; the small block Chevy it descends from is probably the single most revered American engine. The Coyote is a relatively new engine with no real legacy (it’s technically part of the Modular engine family, but nobody calls it that.)

plus you can fit an LS in damn near anything for 400 cheap horsepower.

the Coyote is huge, with its enormous 4V heads:

Spanfeller is a twat > jimz 06/20/2018 at 11:51

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Even the block on the 4v dohc engine is a lot larger....

i had forgotten how compact the LS is, it makes that Mazda engine look much larger!