> "20mpg is still hard to get from a V-6 truck engine these days." True enough. But 4 cylinder engines are turning out 150hp and 3500 pounds of towing capacit

> "20mpg is still hard to get from a V-6 truck engine these days." True enough. But 4 cylinder engines are turning out 150hp and 3500 pounds of towing capacity these days. So the V-6, in and of itself, may not be an appropriate requirement. As to the market: perhaps. I'm not saying it's impossible to find a modern middle-ground. But I don't know how many people even want to lift their hood these days. This past model year it's already started to become somewhat common for commuter cars to ditch the spare tire. And perhaps more bothersome, it's pretty difficult to find drivers who really care that they're missing.