question, i know nothing about cars

[ManBearPig]

with that being said...if you have the same car and the same model, but one has a v6 and one has a v4, does the v6 use more gas?

i guess we could just say camry LE v4 vs v6...seems close enough to what i want to know.

thanks

 

[mwmorph]

Well there are no cars in production that use a V4, it's inline 4.

As for gas, depends on the application, but general, yes unless it's a huge car using a vastly undersized motor.

Reasons:
Size, more displacement=more air in cylinders. More air=more fuel, more fuel = lower mileage at identical rpms

 

[Xyclone]

If you can afford the V6, definitely check it out. It definitely needs the power, the I-4 is pretty underpowered. It only gets 1 MPG less than the I-4, and makes the car pretty damn fast for a Camry (0-60 in 6.5s).

EDIT: My dad has a 2007 Toyota Camry V6 LE, it can really go, for a family car.

 

[996GT2]

The V6 usually will get a few mpg less, depending on how you drive it. However, the tradeoff is that it is faster than a similar I-4 engine so you'll be able to merge and pass more easily.

If you want to save a few more MPG and maybe save some money getting the manual version of the car would do it.

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: mwmorph
Well there are no cars in production that use a V4, it's inline 4.

As for gas, depends on the application, but general, yes unless it's a huge car using a vastly undersized motor.

Reasons:
Size, more displacement=more air in cylinders. More air=more fuel, more fuel = lower mileage at identical rpms

It's technically more complicated than that, as changing the engine also enables you to possibly change gearing, which is really the issue at hand here.

In general, though, yeah.

Overall engine power and gearing are what enable big V8 cars to achieve 30MPG on the highway.

 

[ManBearPig]

well i got the v4/inline 4 (money), so i was just kind of wondering. i got it a while ago but i was always curious about that. thanks