how about a challenge about two team fighting each other, on one side we have the smooth and long inline 6
on another team we have the V6, compact and wannabe V8
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What sort of challenge are we talking here?
That’s not really a challenge. It’s more of a test.
How about we call it an experiment. To see which engine performs better, and which is better for certain cars.
Not sure what the goal is here.
If you try to determine which is better for given application, just build a car with 2 identical trims but different (but similar specked) engines.
If you want these two teams just for fun (and I see nothing wrong with that) than you should a least post an idea of whats actually a challenge here.
year 1995
one body
one displacement
and zero quality sliders
But what’s the challenge? Just to build a car?
i need suggestions
Some kind of race where only I6 and V6 engines of a certain displacement (~ 3L?) are allowed?
Would be nice to do with brobot though. Maybe suggest @Der_Bayer to make that a “special event” between brc seasons, like the endurance was one.
V6s would win easily since they are lighter and can fit into smaller bodies. The advantage of I6 comes in efficiency and comfort, which makes them better for non-sports cars.
I6s would run smoother. They would also have an advantage in low end torque. On a high end, V6s would take the advantage.
For the part about fitting into smaller bodies that isn’t necessarily true, I6s can fit into more narrow engine bays which means the body can be more narrow and that would help with aerodynamics where as a V6 needs more width.
I think, so far, there is not a current body that behaves like that (I might be wrong).
In reality is how long the engine is what always give us headaches, and rarely the height, but almost never the width. Maybe in transverse designs, but even in those situations, you can put a V6 with bigger capacity than a L6.
Also, I remember @phale conducting a series of tests somewhere in the forum about the differences between an L6 and a v6.
when you add big turbo chargers width becomes a lot more important.
What do the power bands look like? I imagine the V6 should be able to rev higher without consequence while that torque will hit the inline 6 a lot sooner.
To add to the discussion, I’ve always preferred V6s for sports vehicles, especially race cars, because you can get plenty of power out of (for instance) a turbo V6 while the engine itself remains compact and light (continuing on from @phale’s comments).
But, in luxury vehicles, I almost always use i6’s because they’re so much smoother and can be made superbly efficient. Half of my company’s cars are powered by i6s, both N/A and Turbo, because they can easily support a range of displacements (~2.0l to ~4.0l) and can achieve good amounts of power with very high efficiency.
Anyhow, there’s my 2 cents on the matter.
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i am like bmw. v6 doesnt exist 
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