I believe that 4-cylinder vehicles have their place... that place just happens to be a demolition derby or racetrack.
I say racetrack because my brother and I are currently in the process of building a 4-cylinder into a racecar for us to run in the hornet division at the local dirt track.
It is a '93 Pontiac Sunbird. The only really bad thing is it's an automatic.
I would have much rather had a manual Ford Pinto or an '80s Mustang but my brother was flipping the bill for the car and I didn't want to push my luck.
So, in my opinion a four-banger is ok
sometimes.