now now, those I6 are big, and as for Skylines, which most were turbo'ed that was the factor for being 'high emittors', got nothing to do with crankshalf/cylinders/pistons lay outs, its more to do with state of tune (high performance=high emissions).
exactly how do you explain a veee- 6 with 2 banks of 3 cyl each slanted towards a common crank got to do with emission???
EPA is political so in the regard you're half right, but so what, as common sense tells us, engine configuration has Nothing to do with tuning-levels,, EPA seem to me acted as an agent on behalf of federal governement to take control of what consumers allowed to buy, (and at some point render old cars to stay off the road (havent seen that happening much, but assure you it will happen ALOT soon, Id bet you(or anyone) that this has nothing to do with 'emissions' and more to do with reducing oil consumptions. Politics and regulations are always very clever at making people forget the REAL story.
I had a SKyline Turbo once it was sweet, easy on gas when driven normal , a nasty beast like an engine twice its size when foot slammed down hard, and it was a very smooth ride, V6's never made me happy, driven plenty of those, even a Lexus!...it sucked...
all in all ,v6 less emission than i6 = BULLSHIT
its technology used on those newer V6 that 'supposedly made v6 superior, now try do same with I6s (smaller one say same capacity, bet you'd never noticed any difference, aside from alot less time in the labs to get the tuning right in process of creating a ignition profile program for the EFI/cam controllers...I6's is just not in the 'flavour' come to think of it, longer bonnets means safer cars, if it hits someone the predestrain would less likely go into windscreen getting cut up, if just be a slam on the bonnet and s slide upm probably less fatality on this aspect too
sorry i dont agree with you highlander. as above is my take on the issues.
thats about it
