airgunsavant

Yes Sir! I want 500 hp and 40 mpg. Honestly though, I'm not willing to pay for it. I paid over sticker once in my life in 1986 when Acura was new. 86 Integra cost me $1,000 over. I just feel like a dumb arse two years down the road when they are selling 3 -5 grand below retail.

Agreed 100%! The bigger is better thing as far as HP is usually argued by the novice book reader. Experience tells you even if two vehicles have the same weight that 220 hp will not seem the same in both. Too many variables as we know. I think if the H3 had 320 hp it would be shy by 20 hp anyway and so on. I'd rather work on a 5 cylinder than a V8 in the H3

The current cry for more and more HP. sickens me. They cry about the V6 in the Lucerne and cry about the I5 in the Hummer and so on. Look back to the 70's and 80's and the smog era and have you forgotten that the big blocks like the 454 and 460 ci motors were churning out only sub to low 200 hp and they towed the big trailers then, were less aero, and had less gears in the tranny. Audi and Acura as well as others thrilled the public with 5 cylinder engines and now VW. More is not always better. I'd prefer less HP if I could change filters, oil, and do tune ups with little hassle. Thxs for the link.