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Originally Posted by nico-t
lol... astonishing to see ppl from US all drive 4+ liter cars. Those trucks and plump american cars with 5.7 liters have less HP than most 2 liter european and asian cars.
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That's because the Americans havent made a decent engine in ages. Why is it that a 6+ litre engine makes 350hp? It'd be making 600 if it was even remotely efficient at what it was built to do.
Also, I hate how North American's get stiffed when it comes to mini trucks. We have the Ford Ranger which is basically a giant pos since it doesn't have a diesel option. And to add to that - Why the hell would ANYONE buy a pickup with a gas engine? A pickup without a diesel makes you look like a bro-douchebag. Nothing's cooler then a diesel truck with 600lb-ft of torque at like 2000 rpm. They get way better fuel mileage, can haul tons of weight, and sound kickin' rad. Gasoline engines? Waste of time in a truck.. Unless you're one of those aformentioned bro-douchbags who never actually uses it for anything other than driving to the grocery store and never bothering to use your signals.
My daily transportation is a hilariously slow 1.7 litre honda civic that gets 30-something mpg in the city. My not-so-daily is a 2.6L skyline GTR that gets really good gas mileage for what it is, and still makes the kind of power that gets licenses suspended
