Yeah now I see what your saying. That's just the nature of an NA and being a only a 3.5L V6 it needs to be reved out, which is how I like it. My Si hit peak torque at 1800 RPM so I didn't have to downshift, but I always hit turbo lag. I prefer an NA with bigger displacement

 

I believe the 340m has a turbo, it's the reason of this "impression of fast".
It's done on purpose. The downside of this is the mechanical complexity. Add to that, that LOTS of peoples don't know how to treat a turbo correctly, this has the consequence of a fast wearout of the part, that is costly to change.
Honestly, this "engine beeing a little mellow under 4000", is typical of a car that will be good for snow and rain applications. Beeing in the mountain, I have experienced turbo engines, and when the road is full of snow, they are best when the turbo is off (unless you have some 4x4 rally monster). I now prefere NA engines, because they are much more manageable on snow and offer reliable power over time (the 2JZ GE I drive daily is from 2002, still running perfectly on specs).

With prices of metals rising, and the value of money tanking, we will also be well advise to consider maintenance becoming much more expensive in the coming years.

 

I think you will get around 28-32 max. The LS engine is just way more efficient in general than the Toyota V8s.

 

lot of the toyota V8s were paired with 6 speeds and didnt have cylinder deactivation

 

Went to Long Beach yesterday evening. I'm waiting for 250 Xerox printers to be unloaded for my work. The scene offshore is crazy. All those container ships just moored waiting. I saw same last weekend in San Diego when my son and I went tuna fishing.

 

Yep, you can see them backed up from Newport. We went to see the sunset from the beach (my niece lives about two miles away) and you can see the container ships lined up for miles. The cargo from these ships is destined for all over the US

 

what are those container ships waiting for? no staff to unload them? no truck drivers to take the goods away? ??

 

Its a vicious cycle really. Boats are not unloading, so truckers don't have empty containers and can't do their jobs, and of course ports are not working full force either.

 

Makes it seem like a labor shortage instead of a chip shortage!

 

Both, but mainly staff. After COVID hit and stuff shut down, experienced workers moved on to other jobs. This is a market right now favorable to employees and not companies. It took me 3 months to find and hire for an IT Help desk position. Normally I would have gotten 100 resumes a day, I was literally getting less than 10 a week, and had to finally go to recruiter

 

Yep, labor shortage. More jobs than people to fill them. See my previous comment above this

 

Well yeah, without people to produce goods there is going to be a shortage of said goods. Its not just chips.

 

You should see IKEA, it's almost empty. My daughter just moved to a new place close to the university she's attending and they didn't have much stuff left. We had to go to Walmart, which is also getting depleted

 

Oh it will get worse, much worse. There are now no truck parts, and without trucks to deliver goods it is going to become a complete and utter disaster. Get some popcorn to watch the show.

 

It will be like Road Warrior, except we'll be stealing parts from each other instead of gas! All I need is a car with the last V8 and some leather clothes...