On Tue, 12 Oct 2004, Budd Cochran wrote:

> > > Boo! on the V6 replacing the I6; SUV engines ought to have low-end
> > > grunt. That I6 was an institution, and it deserved to be updated
> > > rather than discarded.

> > Agreed. I'm sure Car and Driver will cream their jeans about the
> > "silky-smooth V6" being better than the "agricultural-sounding pushrod
> > inline 6 it replaces".

> Hmmpf!!! I challenge them to get it to run smoother than a well tuned
> slant six.

How it runs isn't the issue for the bananaheads in the motoring press.
Does it sound like a Honda? If yes, praise. If no, make dumb jokes and
then laugh.