Get a Hot 4-Cylinder Engine

摘要

When gas prices spiked in the 1970s, many car buyers traded in their ail-American V-8 engines for six- and four-cylinder models that turned out to be underpowered, noisy, and highly unsatisfying. Little surprise that V-8s came roaring back as gas prices fell over the next 25 years. Now, with gas hovering around $3 per gallon, motorists are once again pondering ways to trim the fat—and this time, shedding a few horsepower is a smart option.