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Asians Oversell Horsepower

http://www.detnews.com/2005/autosinsider/0508/18/A01-283759.htm

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"Horsepower is a big draw," said Jim Sanfilippo, an automotive marketing expert at AMCI Inc.
"This is at best difficult to explain," he added.
"Toyota and the other companies better have a good answer when customers ask questions about what happened."


For those that don't believe in fate, karma, etc....here's some proof. Every once in a while, life is good. Let the puppiesanese-crazed automotive media eat this baby.  :flip:

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I was reading about this in Motor Trend a few weeks back. SAE Certified. (like we need another one) The new Z06 (427sb) was the first car tested with the new certification.

I guess the bottom line is, who buys a Camry for the HP? No one driving one is goign to care about 20 lost horses, and Toyota won't hear diddly squat from consumers. Maybe Celica owners, but anyone driving one and seeing it as a powerhouse is kidding themself anyway.

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^^Ditto^^
1987 Thunderbird 3.8. Sold :(

1982 Thunderbird - Goodbye 255, Hello 302!

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Quote from: EricCoolCats
... Let the puppiesanese-crazed automotive media eat this baby.  :flip:


They'll just sweep it under the rug. That's what all media does with anything that doesn't fit their particular "viewpoint".

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Quote from: doodaa
They'll just sweep it under the rug. That's what all media does with anything that doesn't fit their particular "viewpoint".


And the domestics will be shoving this in import faces for the next five or six years. They're evil on both sides.

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...and meanwhile I'll drive my underpowered, 17 year old car and not give a rat's ass about any new cars 'cuz I'd never put myself into debt over a car again anyway...

:D
2015 Mustang GT Premium - 5.0, 6-speed, Guard Green - too much awesome for one car

1988 5.0 Thunderbird :birdsmily: SOLD SEPT 11 2010: TC front clip/hood ♣ Body & paint completed Oct 2007 ♣ 3.55 TC rear end and front brakes ♣ TC interior ♣ CHE rear control arms (adjustable lowers) ♣ 2001 Bullitt springs ♣ Energy suspension poly busings ♣ Kenne Brown subframe connectors ♣ CWE engine mounts ♣ Thundercat sequential turn signals ♣ Explorer overhead console (temp/compass display) ♣ 2.25" off-road dual exhaust ♣ T-5 transmission swap completed Jan 2009 ♣

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jus pizzzzzutttt mo' naws in dere yo!