As I said a few weeks ago - if Lambo put a 4cyl in their Huracan would you buy it?


I wonder if the CCB option will be available for the 4cyl as this is a feature I feel all sports cars in this class should have a standard (perhaps minus the carbon rotors) and will help to differentiate visually, at a minimum, the 4cyl.


In my opinion, the reduced entry price and spec causes the entire F-Type range to lose exclusivity.

 

I'm not certain why exclusivity is such a desirable commodity, but dropping the price of an F-Type by $3k or even 5k will not have the effect of doubling sales (at least in the US). In a land of nothing but SUVs and even new MINIs the size of barns, what keeps this car exclusive is having only 2 seats. Even if sales double, I might see another F-Type once every 2 months instead of once every 4. On the other hand, I see Porsches and Maseratis just about every day.

 

Again... like $1500 is gonna make a goddamn difference. People are just looking for something to bitch about here.

 

Maybe... If Lambo but a 4 into a car you can bet they'd make it absolutely crazy.

 

Exclusivity has nothing to do with the smile I get when I get behind the wheel of MY car...

 

Part of what attracted me to the F-Type is that I don't see them every day. I see 911s every day. If the sales increase significantly and I'm next to another F-Type at every other light I pull up to then it'll be time to go find a new toy.

 

As has been suggested in this thread I think this isn't about making more sales as the price delta is insignificant. I guess its mostly about emissions and also the need to switch to their Ingenium engines. I really don't think this model is going to drive any additional sales volume in North America.

I am thinking we will see the V6 disappear from the lineup soon.

Porsche got rid of the flat six in the Cayman / Boxster and went to a Turbo 4 so don't see this as being much different.

 

Complete Video:

 

Check the comments on that video....

 

Unfortunately is sounds like crap.

 

I don't think this is going to be a sucess. My guess is that the 4-pot in this car will be short lived. It's not a good combination. This car is not made for a small displacement engine....

 

in old Lambo fashion they are going to call that hurricane speciale or performance and 20k price increase

 

I think a lot of current owners think this way.. IMO, they are diluting the model line-up too much and I do believe it's going to cost them some of their current clientele.

 

The fact you only hear a tiny bit of the engine (it sounds awful) plus the fact they play music over the driving scenes where you might otherwise be able to hear it..says all I need to know.

One of the primary reasons I bought my F-Type over any other car was the intoxicating exhaust note...but this leaves me stone cold.

 

On the contrary I would love to see many more ftype's abound.
When the ftype was introduced it was simply too much in the U.S. and very few cars could be bought except at the very high end. Bringing a lighter version to market might surprise us all especially after a tuner fiddles with the motor. Sour grapes could be a lowly
V6-s trying to keep up with a bumped up four cylinder weighing 100lbs less over the front axle. As for exclusivity come on gang a car is not your self esteem.... is it?

 

+1 That's the only thing that makes sense about this.

 

But i do agree that this car should never have a 4 cylinder motor for several reasons already mentioned in this long thread. The exhaust tone sounds like a fart. Aside from the cars looks, it's allure is the exhaust tone. Take that away and you decrease the cars overall image.

My question to all of you is this, if Jaguar decided to go the turbo route for its V8 engines, won't the whole turbo setup mute the cars exhaust notes and be no where near the sound level of the supercharger setup. BMW engines are turbo and it sounds like garbage to me, including the V8 engines from the ///M division.

 

I'd buy one. A manual transmission means more to me than cylinder count.

 

No - you won't.

The 4-pot will only come in AT. If you want a manual, it's only available in the V6....

 

Folks insecurities are showing here.