Originally Posted by sherwood
also, they didnt lie abotu the power of the rx-8, it merely was miscommunication.
the PR department heard fromt he engineers that it would be rated at X horsepower, but then the US slapped them with more emissions bull and they had to detune it, no one ever told the PR dept.
it was a screw up on their part.
infact i believe was it two years ago that top gear's guys said it was one of the nicest (in euro/japanese form) cars avalible at the time in terms of performance?
they tested and found hp ratings...changed items they knew would affect performance and the power produced - doesn't matter if they didn't communicate it b/c the company is taken as a whole
Originally Posted by MtViewGuy88
jaje,
I believe that the 2006 Mazda MX-5 (ne้ Miata) is truly rated at 170 bhp, thanks to the use of the newer SAE 08/04 net standard to measure engine horsepower.
it maybe true for the current version but the previous model did not make the advertised hp