Originally posted by jaje
it's not just the rotating inertia but also the friction added by 2 extra cylinders...450hp out of a 3.6liter v6 isn't that hard...but making it reliable and emissions legal is...that is why most of honda's competition has larger lower tuned engines to meet emissions but have power
What I was talking about was taking missions and reliability into consideration...sure, Ferrari can get 100 something HP/L out of its 3.6L V8, but that thing won't see 100k miles like Honda expects its engines to. But anything is possible from Honda.
Kaz: I'm kind of doubting IMA now...I dunno why. It just seems like Honda is leaning away from it.