Edmunds has just named the NSX as the #1 greatest V6 powered car ever.

Notables on the list include the Buick Grand National / GNX at #2, the 300 ZX Twin Turbo at #6 and the Jag XJ220 at #9.

Here's the full article...

The 25 Greatest V6-Powered Cars Ever

 

Nice article.

 

Thrilled to see my beloved Taurus SHO made the list at number 12. I owned an '89 and '93 and put well over 200,000 miles on each with nothing but motoring bliss. Both were driven hard, drag raced, and sang to 7,000 rpm on a daily basis.

 

How can they put a Grand National above the STRATOS! STRATOS!

And if race cars are included.....I'd have to put the NSX at number 2...the MP4-4 is simply the greatest thing to ever have four wheels.

 

Interesting read. Thanks for the post.

 

Thats awesome the Cyclone and Typhoon made it. Cool ass trucks. And personally, I dont think anything newer than 2005 (and thats pushing it) should be on this list. I mean, these cars arent even in the same class, what with todays technology. 300hp out of a v6 today is not as impressive as 300 hp out of a v6 20 years ago.

Oh and the DeLorean. wtf.

 

My sentiments exactly! Only time will tell if the new ones are setting standards for the future. Maybe they are...maybe not.

And the DeLorean??? All I remember from those were the headaches and nightmares the owners had with the Renault sourced v6. And 130hp in 1981? That was a joke then. A friend had a 1980 Chevy Citation with a v6 way back in the day. We raced and beat...yes BEAT a DeLorean with it. That puts the GM 2.8 from the early '80's a notch above the DeLorean in my book.

 

20 years old and STILL grabbing headlines. WTG Honda! The NSX is definitly a classic.

 

The Alfa V-6 should be at no2- on looks alone.
I feel bad for anyone who hasn't heard this thing at full bore either:

 

Where is the RB26 Skyline? Where is the 2JZ supra? That list is whack. I'm sorry but a 220 hp powered Taurus does not belong. New camaro doesn't belong either (it's not on the same level as the new V6 mustang). I'll accept the new V6 Mustang, because as a whole, the car is apparently quite capable on and off the track (per R&T hot lap testing)...and beats the previous generation V8 GT mustang in almost every category.

And uhhhhh.....where is the previous generation M3? <-- probably the greatest V6 car ever.

Lame list is lame.

 

The list is for greatest V6 cars. RB and JZ are L6. The E98 M3 is a V8, but before that, all M3's were either L6 or L4. ;)

Oh, and personally I would move any VR6 cars higher up. Corrado and mk3 GTI are automatically bad ass just because of that motor. One of the best sounding small displacement engines ever. Plus the ingenuity factor. V6 under single head = best of both worlds

Oh, and the VQ series sound great too.

 

Ahhh...yes. Gracias senor.

 

Absolutely correct.

I own a 2JZ Supra and an M3, and they definitely are not V6 powered.

 

Yeah...I wasn't thinking. Straight sixes.

 

i don't like how they used the 2003 G35 for that list. that motor was too new. its had 2 major step-ups since then.

 

I LOVE GNX/Grand Nationals, but the GT-R or Stratos should have been number two.

 

Since they included the MP4-4 on the list, I too don't understand how it would be rated 10th. They mentioned, "with something like 1000hp", well in qualifying spec the motor was near 1500hp. It was a monster. They dominated so much that year and the previous 2 that the FIA banned turbos and went back to strictly NA and that still didn't stop Honda power from winning another 3 titles integrated into the McLaren chassis.

Anyways about the rating, the only thing I can possibly think is because it seats just 1 and not something you would ever be able to drive around in. Regardless of that, it SHOULD be higher indeed.