I don't know about Australia, but I know why they emphasize V motors in the U.S. For small cars, V6's are empasized versus 4-cylinders. And with trucks and SUVs, V8's are empasizde over V6's. In America, bigger equals better, so big displacement (and thus more cylinders) is a major selling point. The reason we don't hear much about inline motors is that there aren't many, aside from 4-bangers, which don't get much respect here (except among import fanatics like myself). I think that if somebody advertised an I6 car, nobody would know what it was. :smoker2: