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For now!The "right thing" we should be happy about, is that we do have a choice.
The V6 Manual is the best sports car I've ever owned....I wouldn't even look twice at the i4. Not interested. And it appears the market feels similarly. 6-8 month wait for V6, and unsold i4's on dealer lots. But of course others milage might vary.
Nice writeup....And sure you are younger than 73 and do not have bone to bone knees ..LOLI’ve got a V6 and was recently fortunate enough to get the i4 as a hire car for a couple of days.
The i4 was great - no hesitations / delays with gear changes using the paddles and quick off the mark despite being 40bhp lower than the V6. It actually felt a fair bit quicker than my V6 as it can smash through the gears quicker than I can! The i4 engine can also be easily mapped (unlike the v6), to give it a bit more poke. If I was dailying an Emira, this would be the one I would choose.
However, my Emira is a second / fun car and as a result, I personally much prefer my V6 as it feels like much more of an “occasion” when I drive it. I’d suggest that’s down to the sound generated from the v6 vs the i4 (also helped by having the cat delete mod and a valve controller). There is no comparison - the i4 sounds no different to some family cars I’ve had in the past. The v6 is an all together different beast - to the extent that I can’t switch it on before 7am for fear of pissing the neighbours off My daily is also an auto and has been for 10 years plus now, so it’s nice to have more engagement with a manual (although I have also cursed it on heavy traffic…..).
Just my 2 cents worth, but in reality, you can’t do wrong with either one.