SIZE COUNTS, BUT IT’S NOT EVERYTHING… – It’s a fact: for some time now, the so-called resizing – or, from the English automotive jargon, the reduction of the number of cylinders and the volume of an engine – is not an exclusive prerogative of “generalist” manufacturers. Born with the aim of increasing efficiency and reducing the thirst for fuel, to keep the performance provided by a larger engine unchanged, this practice almost always involves the use of forced supercharging and/or electrification. Why, then, continue churning out gigantic and expensive 8, 10 or 12 cylinder engines, when half as many are enough to guarantee the same sprint? Many have wondered, among the small producers of super sports cars and supercars. The answer is summarized in our photo gallery: here are eight dream cars that, with a six-cylinder engine Under the hood, they run like they have twelve. And sometimes even more…
