Yeah. That's a pretty compelling arguement, especially the size and weight argument. The comment about Chrysler's Slant six kind of rings home a bit. You don't see it as much in person, where people tend to be a bit more polite, but there really is a sense of tribalism when it comes to car brands. It gets a bit ridiculous sometimes. I remember one of my friends giving me shit for picking the FR-S over the Mustang GT for example, but let's be honest, the FR-S handles better and the only thing I liked about the Mustang more was the amount of power, which I'd almost never use. Not that I'd ever get my car modified myself, but the aftermarket community really seems to like Subaru's FA20, so it has that going for it as well.

I know there tends to be a lot of elitist attitudes, but I also think that maybe certain people like engines by different priorities. Rat rodders for example love flatheads because they lend an element of authenticity to their cars and I know a guy who swears by old straight 8s like you'd find in '30s coupes because they're so simple and easy to work on. Which leaves me kind of curious as to what engine platform you appreciate more than any other . . .