Toyota, Honda lose most with new SAE testing standards
HC Racer H5
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From: KCK
Honda and Toyota are affected b/c the system changed and they retested all their fleet (not many other mfgrs have done the same)
What is of more concern is mfgrs lying about the #s they tested such as Ford (Mustang Cobra), Mazda (Miata & RX8) and Nissan (Sentra) are well known for doing - in fact all of these recent problems stem from cars where HP is taken more into consideration as teh drivers demand performance
What is of more concern is mfgrs lying about the #s they tested such as Ford (Mustang Cobra), Mazda (Miata & RX8) and Nissan (Sentra) are well known for doing - in fact all of these recent problems stem from cars where HP is taken more into consideration as teh drivers demand performance
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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?
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?
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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?
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?
Originally Posted by MtViewGuy88
jaje,
I believe that the 2006 Mazda MX-5 (neé Miata) is truly rated at 170 bhp, thanks to the use of the newer SAE 08/04 net standard to measure engine horsepower.
I believe that the 2006 Mazda MX-5 (neé Miata) is truly rated at 170 bhp, thanks to the use of the newer SAE 08/04 net standard to measure engine horsepower.
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Originally Posted by jaje
it maybe true for the current version but the previous model did not make the advertised hp
The current Mazda MX-5 is truly rated at 170 bhp SAE 08/04 net, so the car is actually just as fast as the turbocharged Miatas sold previously.
