Ever hear the loud[,] low rumbles of a V8 coming down the street and turn to see what kind of car it is.[?] The V8 is the symbol of American Muscle which was huge during the Muscle Car era during the 1960’s. This was cut short with the oil crisis of 1973 and again in 1979, where manufactures went from designing power cars, to designing a new type of automobile that would get better gas mileage and had a more efficient engine. We are getting close to another oil crisis but this time it’s because we are running out of oil reserves. With this new crisis is the car of tomorrow going to be the new hybrid type car which will end the production of the V8? [This last sentence is confusing. Are you saying that the coming oil crisis will end production of the V8 all together? If so, you might have mentioned that the V8 continued to be produced, even after the OPEC embargo in the 70s]

In the early 1960’s the US car manufactures were beginning to design these fast, small, sharp looking cars, with big engines. They had hefty V8 engines in them with a price tag that was affordable to the average person. These muscle cars were designed around the two phrases, "There is no substitute for cubic inches," and “There is no replacement for displacement.” Muscle car manufactures kept increasing the cubic inches which required more fuel but meant that the car would go faster. For example the first Ford Mustang introduced in 1964 had a 289 cubic inch V8 engine where as the Mustang from1973 had a 351 cubic inch V8 engine. Over the course of 9 years the size changed from a 4.7 liter to a 5.8 liter and the cubic inches increased by 62. These cars were appealing to mainly the younger group that was looking for [the] speed and style [offered by] the cars had to offer although t[T]hey did not get very good gas mileage[, however]. [I think these changes make this sentence much clearer]

The muscle car ear [era] was cut short during 1973, when the United States went through its first energy crisis. The crisis began when the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) stopped exporting to Western nations that supported Israel during the Yom Kippur War. This included the US and oil prices shot up because 36% of the energy consumption was from oil we imported mainly from the Middle East. This crisis became know as the Mid-east oil crisis. Manufacture[r]s began to see then need for a better performing engine that got better gas mileage so people would buy them[.] which [These changes] ended the Muscle car era that was dependent on the huge engines. [Without these changes, this sentence is a run-on]

That same kind of crisis is going to happen again[,] but instead of the Middle East refusing to sell to Western nations, it will be the oil reserves running low. The International Energy Agency believes that the oil peak will come between the years of 2013 and 2037. After the oil peak happens the oil prices will sky rocket and many companies that are dependent on oil will begin to go out of business. Our lifestyles will have to change because gas prices will be too high for many and the means for transportation will have to change. The huge SUV’s and other cars with big engines are going to be out[-]dated because the will be too expensive to own.

With this up and coming oil peak[,] the end of the powerful V8 will also come. The need for a better mileage engine will eliminate the V8. The V8 is starting to come back in the small light weight cars of today[,] bringing back the lost muscle car era [you should have stated this earlier. This is an important point for your argument and it would make your introduction less confusing]. This return [of] muscle will be cut short just as the last muscle car era was with the shortage of oil. The V8’s the have in cars now are a lot more efficient and powerful then the ones from the six[ti]es and early 70’s[,] but the[y] still burn a lot of fuel and it makes owning one expensive [This sentence is a run-on]. Even with new developments the V8 will be replaced.

What is going to replace the V8? With [T]he new technology hybrid cars that run on gas and electric are going to get rid of the V8. The hybrid gets anywhere from 50 to 60 miles per gallon where as the V8 gets any where from 10 to 20 mile per gallon. As the technology of the hybrid advances the gas mileage will also get better. This will eliminate the need for a V8 because it will be too expensive to own as the gas prices rise.[This isn't true. The rising price of gas will eliminate the V8. The existence of hybrid engines means that we all aren't doomed]

The end of the V8 is inevitable along with the return of the muscle car. The practicality of the V8 won’t exist as the gas prices rise, and as the hybrid cars become more regularly available to more people. The own hopes of a returning muscle era is not going to happen and the only thing we can hope for is a fast hybrid. [This last sentence makes no sense]

[This is an interesting argument, but the paper is badly written. There are a number of unintelligable sentences. Further, some thoughts seem incomplete and underdeveloped. There exists, also, a tendency to write run-on sentences∞ in this paper.]

Sources
http://www.ccds.charlotte.nc.us/History/MidEast/04/horton/horton.htm∞

http://cr.middlebury.edu/es/altenergylife/70's.htm∞

http://www.guardian.co.uk/life/feature/story/0,13026,1464050,00.html∞

http://www.lifeaftertheoilcrash.net/∞

http://www.musclecarclub.com/musclecars/musclecars.shtml∞




Ever hear the loud low rumbles of a V8 coming down the street and turn to see what kind of car it is. The V8 is the symbol of American Muscle which was huge during the Muscle Car era during the 1960’s. This was cut short with the oil crisis of 1973 where manufactures went from designing power cars, to designing a new type of automobile that would get better gas mileage and had a more efficient engine. We are getting close to another oil crisis but this time it’s because we are running out of oil reserves. With this new dilemma will we see the end of the V8?

In the early 1960’s the US car manufactures were beginning to design these fast, small, sharp looking cars, with big engines. They had hefty V8 engines in them with a price tag that was affordable to the average person. These muscle cars were designed around the two phrases, "There is no substitute for cubic inches," and “There is no replacement for displacement.” Muscle car manufactures kept increasing the cubic inches which required more fuel but meant that the car would go faster. These cars were appealing to mainly the younger group that was looking for speed and style.

The muscle car ear was cut short during 1973, when the United States went through its first energy crisis. The crisis began when the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) stopped exporting to Western nations that supported Israel during the Yom Kippur War. This included the US and oil prices shot up because 36% of the energy consumption was from oil we imported mainly from the Middle East. This crisis became know as the Mid-east oil crisis.

This same kind of crisis is going to happen again but instead of the Middle East refusing to sell to Western nations, it will be the oil reserves running low. The International Energy Agency believes that the oil peak will come between the years of 2013 and 2037. After the oil peak happens the oil prices will sky rocket and many companies that are dependent on oil will begin to go out of business. Our lifestyles will have to change because gas prices will be too high for many and the means for transportation will have to change.

With this up and coming oil peak the end of the powerful V8 will also come. The need for a better mileage engine will eliminate the V8. The V8 is starting to come back in the small light weight cars of today bringing back the lost muscle car era. This return muscle will be cut short just as the last muscle car era was with the shortage of oil. The V8’s the have in cars now are a lot more efficient and powerful then the ones from the sixes and early 70’s but the still burn a lot of fuel and it makes owning one expensive. Even with new developments the V8 will be replaced.

What is going to replace the V8? With the new technology hybrid cars that run on gas and electric are going to get rid of the V8. The hybrid gets any where from 50 to 60 miles per gallon where as the V8 gets any where from 10 to 20 mile per gallon. As the technology of the hybrid advances the gas mileage will also get better. This will eliminate the need for a V8 because it will be too expensive to own as the gas prices rise.

The end of the V8 is inevitable along with the return of the muscle car. The practicality of the V8 won’t exist as the gas prices rise and the hybrid cars become more regularly available. The own hopes of a returning muscle era is not going to happen and the only thing we can hope for is a fast hybrid.


Sources

http://www.ccds.charlotte.nc.us/History/MidEast/04/horton/horton.htm∞

http://cr.middlebury.edu/es/altenergylife/70's.htm∞

http://www.guardian.co.uk/life/feature/story/0,13026,1464050,00.html∞

http://www.lifeaftertheoilcrash.net/∞

http://www.musclecarclub.com/musclecars/musclecars.shtml∞