Originally posted by maffiososs
Volvo for example r just a piece of s-h-i-t without Turbo, the same thing for Saab, and many cars...MB cant make good performance without Kompressor and Audi needs to Turbocharge their cars too...BMW needs to make BIG cylindervolumes like the BMW 325, or the 328 2.8Litres and 6Cyl to get 192HP...the Integra got 1.8 and 190hp....bmw 2.8 and 190hp....thats difference...so many cars needs alot of things to get performance...but Honda makes it without any Turbo, or bigger Cylindervolumes...Just VTEC
But also those cars you mentioned are heavier and have more torque, alot of the older car buyers (which buys most of those cars) do not want to shift at 7000-8000rpms to extract the full power of a low displacement honda engine.
And I believe the 02 BMW M3 makes over 100hp per liter and redlines at 7800-8000rpms (with the help of VANOS).