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Old 18-05-2024, 06:35 PM   #28
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Each time I read about American I-6 engines, it makes me realise just how fantastic the Barra six was.

I wonder if Holden had it’s time over whether it would have evolved its I-6 the same way…
The painful cost of Nissan I-6 that nearly broke them and then settling for Buick V6…yikes….
I guess the Alloytec won back a lot of buyers but still seems like the long way around…
Still, the Alloytec probably won back a lot of lost ground…
I would argue it contributed to the brands demise. How many Captiva owners were stung because of that jalopy of an engine, only to never return to the brand?
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