Originally Posted by
KnifeEdge_2K1
and i already proved why Hp/L IS important in comparisons, if you intend on doing any sort of racing, be it on the track, autocross, engine size usually dictates what class you're in, and id rather be 240hp in the 2L class then 240HP in the 3L class
In what twisted world are cars compared by displacement? Only a small fraction of cars are ever raced! Following this logic a Toyota Corolla is in the same class as a Lotus Elise. Furthermore horsepower is a rather irrelevant statistic. As stated many times before, horsepower sells cars, but it's torque that wins races. I much rather have a car with a 3 litre 240 hp engine, which most likely has a broad powerband then a 2 litre 240 bhp, which has impressive peak performance, but is not driveable at all. Formula 1 engines have very impressive horsepower figures, but I'd rather have a LS7 in my daily driver.
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