Today's Market of Import Vs. Domestic

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Imports Vs. Domestic's Basically this is a timeless battle! Personally me for many years i hated domestic's (due to the fact of ignorance) which i have since corrected! For my daily driver as you see its a 2003 nissan frontier. At the time i needed a truck and i could either have a ford ranger (major pile of crap) or a Nissan Frontier Crew Cab(very solid vehicle!). The rangers just simpily didnt appeal to me but anyway back to the subject at hand. Imports Vs. Domestic's In their own ways i feel both are amazing! For instance lets take a stock Mazda RX7 of the same year and a Mustang SVT Cobra lets say 94.


The Mustang:
Displacement-----4949 cc / 302 cu in
Power--------------179.0 kw / 240 bhp @ 4800 rpm
Torque-------------386.41 nm / 285 ft lbs @ 4000 rpm
HP / Liter----------48.49bhp per litre

RX7:
Displacement----1308 cc / 79.8 cu in
Power-------------190.2 kw / 255.1 bhp @ 6500 rpm
Torque-------------294.0 nm / 216.8 ft lbs @ 5000 rpm
HP / Liter----------195.03 bhp per litre

I mean look at those specs...... where i have respect for a car is bhp per a litre and by car imports usually rule in that! a 79.8ci engine making more horse power but less torque than the american car. I'm not really knocking the american car but i find this amazing! I also feel that american companies should build the cars a bit more stout like they have in recent years with the new SVT cobra. But you will notice. I dont own an Rx7 i own a mustang because a little 1.3 liter engine doesnt send chills thru you like a big V8 beating the ground to death Also An import isnt nearly as cheap to build... In no way do i regret my purchase on my mustang or my truck i like both for different reasons and one last thing... Dont we domestic lovers and Import lovers all have one thing in common? Lets see if someone can actually answer that....