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Best Engine of This Past Decade

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I know we’re only slightly past halfway through the decade, but the way things are going, engines we know and love are starting to reach their twilight years. V12s are being swapped for V8’s, V8’s to 6’s and 6’s to 4’s and 3’s. In a time where manufacturers and bean counters are favoring utmost efficiency and low emissions, let’s take a step back and celebrate some of the best engines we’ve seen over the past 6 years, stretching back to 2010 thru 2016.

Keep in mind, that ‘Best Engine’ does not mean the most powerful, but rather the ones with the most character and charisma. And no; no 2JZs or RB26s. You can go elsewhere for that. The Subaru EJ257 doesn’t count either since it was conceived 12-13 years ago despite being used today.

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The Voodoo V8 has to be the best engine of 2010-2016, and among one of the best of all time.

This is a car that’s evolved so much in it’s 50+ years of production and now, it’s in its best iteration. Most notable, in the GT350 and 350R flavors. And it’s not just the incredible handling and body control, it’s the engine alone that’s worth about half of the asking price. The Voodoo V8 has to be my favorite engine of 2016 and among one of my favorites of all time. The fact that Ford has decided not to go forced induction with this Shelby model also shows that even the guys behind the commonplace Fusion have the know-how to have fun and share it with the rest of us.

The 8200 RPM redline isn’t just a boast, because the engine delivers power and torque consistently and linearly all the way to redline. So, if anything, this is an engine you’d love to beat day in and day out. By design it’s a flat plane crankshaft, like you’d find in a Cosworth or Ferrari V8, yet they weren’t exactly able to get the same sort of sound. And it’s all thanks to packaging. Due to size complications, they weren’t able to fit two intake plenums, meaning they had to change the firing order and add counterweights to the crank to compensate. Plus, and like a Subaru Impreza STi, there’s an unequal length exhaust manifold, meaning it sounds a bit like a crossplane V8 Mustang. Either way, the complications with packaging and the engineers deciding to be practical and compensate made this indeed one of if not THE best engine of the past 6 years. Forget LS swapping- THIS is what needs to be swapped into different cars.

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