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Technical opinion on classic cars and engines—no filters.

You won’t find “friendly” reviews here written to avoid upsetting advertisers. No reviews where everything is “fantastic” and “exciting.” No videos of guys smiling inside electric SUVs that have never touched dirt.

This is technical opinion on cars with real criteria. 30 years of wrenching, diagnostics, and repairs. I’ve seen how cars are built and how they break. I know what lasts and what is designed to fail.

Classic cars with soul: What we talk about here

About cars that had a soul. Ferrari V12s when they sounded like V12s. BMW straight-sixes when they revved to 8,000 RPM without the help of a turbo. The Audi five-cylinders that never died. The Volkswagen VR6 with that melody of an engine note. The yellow Volvo 850 T5-R your neighbor didn’t understand. Your grandfather’s Mercedes W123 with a million kilometers without ever opening the engine.

About what the automotive industry doesn’t want you to know. Why modern engines are designed to last just long enough. Why downsizing has been a failure disguised as efficiency. Why your new car needs more electronics than an airplane and less than a lighter to leave you stranded. Why a daily driver weighs a ton and a half today when they used to weigh less than a ton.

About electric cars and the “Green Lie.” Not because EVs are inherently bad, but because they are sold as the only solution when they aren’t. Because subsidies fatten Chinese manufacturers while the European industry closes plants. Because nobody talks about the real cost of ownership when the battery dies after 8 years.

Real engine engineering. Supercharger vs. Turbo. Straight-six vs. V6. Naturally aspirated vs. Forced induction. Why some configurations work and others are just marketing compromises.

Why “Not Enough Cylinders”?

Because every time someone says the future is a 1.0-liter three-cylinder turbo or a “blender motor,” something dies inside me.

Because an appliance full of screens doesn’t interest me; I already have a phone for updates.

Because a car with soul needs enough cylinders to have one.

Because the roar of a good engine gives me goosebumps; the purr of an American V8 moves me.

Because classic cars used to be designed to last and to thrill. Now they are designed to meet regulations and sell you the next one.

Because when I have a bad day, a drive in my classic relaxes me, even if the problem is still there when I get home.

Who is behind this car blog?

Someone who has spent more time under a car than in one. Someone who has diagnosed faults with a multimeter when others relied on a generic scanner. Someone who prefers a Volkswagen Corrado VR6 over any modern crossover. Someone who owns a Mercedes Sportcoupé 200 Kompressor with 315,000 km—smaller pulley on the supercharger, remapped, and the first supercharger oil change at 300,000 km. And it’s still running.

I am not a motoring journalist. I don’t get paid to say a car is good. I have no commitments to brands.

I just have informed opinions about cars and the drive to say them.

Classic car blog and opinion: This is just the beginning

The articles will keep coming. Classic cars (and not so classic), technical engine analysis, real comparisons, and uncomfortable truths about the auto industry.

If you want “friendly” content, there are thousands of websites for that.

If you want real opinion on cars, you’re in the right place.

Welcome to Not Enough Cylinders.