when does 5.0 liters become MAMOUTH???????

[hammersley]

Couldn't believe it but the Wall Street Journal has even bought into the hype about the new VW V-10. They call it a Mamouth V-10. Apparently they picked up the same info from VW. These Car Guys - - when does 5. 0 liters become MAMOUTH??????? Also check out the "engine of the Year Award"



http://www.fingaz.co.zw/fingaz/2003/June/June12/4080.shtml



There it states the following: "My enthusiasm was not misplaced as the 313 bhp motor has just been voted "Engine of the Year, 2003" (over 4 litre category) in a competition judged by 50 motoring journalists representing 22 countries in all five continents. The VW V10 finished comfortably ahead of V8 and V12 petrol engines submitted for evaluation by BMW, Ferrari, Mercedes-Benz and Porsche"



Hey I looked at one of these - GAS - and they are WAY TO SMALL FOR ME - and way to much $$$$ for what you get. But I'll bet the Starbuck's Crowd will love em"

 

[LightmanE300]

You have to remember they're putting that v10 into much smaller vehicles than a RAM. Therefore it's mammoth compared to the little 2. 8L v6's etc that VW has put in it's cars. 10 cylinders in any car is mammoth, regardless of liters. The fact is the engine puts out similar HP and torque numbers as a cummins, with much better fuel economy. Then again it's a VW, so it's likely to have lots of moronic design flaws.