Getting out of hand

Rice Hunter · 05-29-2002, 08:03 AM

Why is it that every car coming out, from coup to four door, has a crap load fo HP. A co-worker, a Ph.D. that I work with, just got himself a 255HP Maxima. There is a 200HP Civic coming from Japan and also a 220HP RSX. My old 94 GT had 215

. It seems everyone is HP-happy. I realize that there is a such thing as torque and what not, but still, I think it's getting out of hand.

91LX2Bfast · 05-29-2002, 06:13 PM

All I'll can say is the foreign car manufacturers know how to build Sport Sedans. I work at a Nissan/BMW dealership, and I get to drive some great cars, and I'll tell you, that there are no American Sport sedans the can compete. Well, come to think of it, I can't even name any American sports sedans.
There are people who have families, but don't want to give up their sports car quite yet. So a 255 HP Maxima is the perfect comprimise. The new Altima is no slouch either. Its a 14sec car with the manual trans (240hp 3.5L,) has plenty of room for 4 adults, and cuts corners pretty well too. The Acura CL and TL Type S's (260HP) are pretty sweet too.
I personally think that all this HP happiness is great. Granted, the line between sports cars and family sendans are getting blured, but I just hope that the American car companies don't miss the boat. Apparently Chevy is bringing over the Holden Monero, but Ford is still stuck on this whole SUV and truck thing. Wake up Ford!!!!!!

05-29-2002, 08:03 AM	#1
Rice Hunter Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: The special place in your heart Posts: 388	Getting out of hand Why is it that every car coming out, from coup to four door, has a crap load fo HP. A co-worker, a Ph.D. that I work with, just got himself a 255HP Maxima. There is a 200HP Civic coming from Japan and also a 220HP RSX. My old 94 GT had 215 . It seems everyone is HP-happy. I realize that there is a such thing as torque and what not, but still, I think it's getting out of hand. __________________ Scott 453.9rwhp 387trq Lots of fun Convertible Penn State University Temple University School of Medicine (start August 27th )

05-29-2002, 06:13 PM	#2
91LX2Bfast Registered Member Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Warrington, PA Posts: 694	All I'll can say is the foreign car manufacturers know how to build Sport Sedans. I work at a Nissan/BMW dealership, and I get to drive some great cars, and I'll tell you, that there are no American Sport sedans the can compete. Well, come to think of it, I can't even name any American sports sedans. There are people who have families, but don't want to give up their sports car quite yet. So a 255 HP Maxima is the perfect comprimise. The new Altima is no slouch either. Its a 14sec car with the manual trans (240hp 3.5L,) has plenty of room for 4 adults, and cuts corners pretty well too. The Acura CL and TL Type S's (260HP) are pretty sweet too. I personally think that all this HP happiness is great. Granted, the line between sports cars and family sendans are getting blured, but I just hope that the American car companies don't miss the boat. Apparently Chevy is bringing over the Holden Monero, but Ford is still stuck on this whole SUV and truck thing. Wake up Ford!!!!!! __________________ '97 T-bird LX 4.6L 2V, auto SVO heads/intake, Vortech T-trim, front mounted intercooler, blower cams, Cobra crank, Manley H-beam rods, JE pistons, Aeromotive fuel system w/ 42# injectors, and much more No times yet

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