Originally Posted by asianautica

And to some, that TQ is what make it fun. I drove the TL, the RSX-s and both of those are quite boring to me. And to me, they're both dull, so they must me uninspiring too. How in the world can you have spiritual excitement is beyond me. I think you're not making any sense when you're associating an engine w/ spiritual excitement. I have a modded GSR and the G35c, so I know the excitement of both. They're just very different, it's really hard to compare. But to compare mine GSR w/ the RSX-s, the K20 seems quite uninspiring. If you're going to say if I mod the K20, then it will be much better than the B18, and I agree. but from factory both B18C1 and K20 are uninspiring. I don't think any engine in a car under 40k can be consider as emotionally exciting. If those cars you listed make chills run down your spine, then you spine must be in electric shock when you drive a M3 then huh? None of those car cause much excitement for me.

You're associating inspiration to emotions, and what cause you to have those emotions might not what cause me to has those same emotions. I don't know what you're talking about when you're talking about intellectual. It takes alot of great engineers to design an engine that can be used in everything from a truck to a sport car.

Edit: So, would you consider the VQ32DETT making 500 HP that's being used in the JGTC Z unexciting? It's still a VQ after all. Try to find another engine design that can be found in a truck and a race car a the same time, in different state of tune of course. To me, that's one hell of a well engineered engine. It's also been on the Ward's ten best for around 10 years now.