Reply #27: Well if the OHV lineup is so pervasive and tehcnologically superior to GM DOHC V8 [View All]

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it really does make little to now sense to keep Northstar lineup.

Kinda shows the difference in car companies though.

GM has always had a large Truck component and the OHV specialty that goes with it.

Take Toyota & Honda on the other hand. Started as small car company. Most of their engines small I4 then some V6. Really only got into V8 when SUV craze hit. As such most of their engine models are lower number of cylinders. Honda has no V8 and Toyota only has 2 V8. Neither company has any OHV engines.

I guess it never made sense for them to branch into OHV for trucks given that all their engine expertise has been on OHC. Likely Honda & Toyota will NEVER make an OHV engine again.