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A 3.5 liter V6 would probably be used in a sports car or a light truck. A 6.2 liter V8 is almost certainly a 3/4 or 1 ton truck. For standard passenger cars, t
by exelius 11y ago
A 3.5 liter V6 would probably be used in a sports car or a light truck. A 6.2 liter V8 is almost certainly a 3/4 or 1 ton truck.
For standard passenger cars, the norm is closer to 2 liters. European cars are considered "economy" cars and have much smaller engines because they weigh less.
Many Americans spend far more time in their cars than Europeans, and we generally have more space to park them, so we prefer bigger cars. Not nearly as big as they used to be, but still bigger than the rest of the world. Bigger cars need bigger engines, and we do lots of highway driving so performance is important too.
- sp332 11y agoThe 6.2-liter V8 is used in the Corvette. http://www.chevrolet.com/corvette-stingray.html http://www.chevrolet.com/corvette-stingray.html The all-aluminum engine and carbon-fiber chassis bring the weight to just over 1.5 tons. It's insanely overpowered (I know someone who blacked out from the acceleration - in the passenger seat fortunately) but with the 8-speed transmission, it can still get 30MPG on the highway.
- bluedino 11y agoFord also has their own 6.2 gasoline engine that comes in the F250 pickup truck.