Small cars with 6 cylinder engines.

Not exactly on topic maybe, but small and an I-6

erohslc wrote: Triumph GT6, 1966. Edit: Oops, sorry shadetree30, I missed your earlier citation.

Citation? The X-body? (Sorry!)

Javelin wrote: Granted, the V8 was the way to go in these, but the 258 I-6 was a great motor and suited that chassis very well.

Out of all of the cars posted I stared at this one the longest.

Even though it wasn't particularly fast, I really liked my MX-6 LS. It just needed about 50 more hp.

Was the 240 sx available with a 6 ? I always liked the look of those cars and figuared that it with a 2.5 - 3.0 6 would be a fun car that was reasnably practical and sporty at the same time.

BenB wrote: Even though it wasn't particularly fast, I really liked my MX-6 LS. It just needed about 50 more hp.

I always thought that was a very good looking car. Nice lines, nice wheels, heck it still looks fresh today. In fact, I can see some RX-8 in the front end.

Some of the early MGs came with a small six (think 1100-1200cc) and a blower.

I loved the euro market BMW E21s. The six really woke those little cars up.

A few of my all time favorite cars have 6clyinders

I can't believe you guys forgot these beauties

On the subject of jeeps, I honestly think a cherokee counts as 'big engine little car' with the 4.0 6cyl. If you get a 2wd manual they are not more than 3000 lbs and actually move pretty good.

dean1484 wrote: Was the 240 sx available with a 6 ? I always liked the look of those cars and figuared that it with a 2.5 - 3.0 6 would be a fun car that was reasnably practical and sporty at the same time.

The last years of the 240 almost got the motor the now Z got but it never happened. There is one prototype from the factory in some Nissan warehouse.

jere wrote:

dean1484 wrote: Was the 240 sx available with a 6 ? I always liked the look of those cars and figuared that it with a 2.5 - 3.0 6 would be a fun car that was reasnably practical and sporty at the same time.

The last years of the 240 almost got the motor the now Z got but it never happened. There is one prototype from the factory in some Nissan warehouse.

Dam that would have been a great ride. It is to bad they stopped production. I could never figure out why the stopped making the hatch version. The later ones were only sedan / coups. The fact that the early ones have a hatch makes them something that I could live with.

Only three 6 cylinders in the fleet currently (it strikes me that I may be fond of red....):

dean1484 wrote:

jere wrote:

dean1484 wrote: Was the 240 sx available with a 6 ? I always liked the look of those cars and figuared that it with a 2.5 - 3.0 6 would be a fun car that was reasnably practical and sporty at the same time.

The last years of the 240 almost got the motor the now Z got but it never happened. There is one prototype from the factory in some Nissan warehouse.

Dam that would have been a great ride. It is to bad they stopped production. I could never figure out why the stopped making the hatch version. The later ones were only sedan / coups. The fact that the early ones have a hatch makes them something that I could live with.

There were vg30e equipped 200sx's in the mid 80's.

I kinda wanted a vr6 gti 15 years ago. I have a feeling if i got one now id be disappointed though.

In reply to erohslc:

Weren't those straight 6s though?

the question is 6 cylinder cars.. nobody said it had to be a V, I, or flat

DrBoost wrote:

BenB wrote: Even though it wasn't particularly fast, I really liked my MX-6 LS. It just needed about 50 more hp.

I always thought that was a very good looking car. Nice lines, nice wheels, heck it still looks fresh today. In fact, I can see some RX-8 in the front end.

Road tripping my FD rx7 and stopped at jax air base just north of Little Rock while I still had access under my dad, coming through the gate late at night got stopped at the gate by the MP asking me what body kit I had on my mx6. :D 19-20 year old kid, and I had shaved all the badges off the car. He was a bit shocked when I told him it was a 7.

I had one of these with the 3.0L V6: It was mildly amusing around town. Awful on the highway since there was no overdrive, but it was the most stripped down base model so it was light weight. It would haze the front tires from a stop no problems.

In reality the Mustang II, Pinto, and the Fox Mustang, were all relatively small with V6s, although the V8s got all of the lime light, minus the pinto.