Why is Honda afraid of horsepower?
01-04-2009, 02:34 PM
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Why is Honda afraid of horsepower?
Has Honda EVER made a street car with more than 300hp?
01-04-2009, 03:05 PM
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They're hung up on this ''green'' thing. They always will be. Before the NSX was canned, it had to have some crazy cylinder deactivation. I think they will always tend to have higher-ups that adhere to the original philosophy of Mr. Honda himself. I'm guessing in their eyes doing more with less will always be the way to go.
01-04-2009, 03:24 PM
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The market for that much horsepower is small.
They were planning conservatively and are well poised in the current economic climate.
Seriously, what do people really need with that much horsepower? All the cars will get slower and that's just fine by me.
Really, high horsepower today is a "luxury." And when times are tough, that's what gets cut out. Look at all the luxury cars piling up at dealerships. People are in need of "no frills."
Honda as a corporation, doesn't believe in excess or waste.
Maybe that's what you're seeing as "fear?"
They were planning conservatively and are well poised in the current economic climate.
Seriously, what do people really need with that much horsepower? All the cars will get slower and that's just fine by me.
Really, high horsepower today is a "luxury." And when times are tough, that's what gets cut out. Look at all the luxury cars piling up at dealerships. People are in need of "no frills."
Honda as a corporation, doesn't believe in excess or waste.
Maybe that's what you're seeing as "fear?"
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01-04-2009, 03:54 PM
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No point in honda selling so much hp.
They know the aftermarket guys will make ridiculous hp with their own parts anyway.
Honda does however, make their parts as strong as reasonably possible for the modding the car may get.
They know the aftermarket guys will make ridiculous hp with their own parts anyway.
Honda does however, make their parts as strong as reasonably possible for the modding the car may get.
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Bottom line, Honda is overall conservative and wants to remain the "greenest automaker" in the world. Torque is related to displacement (or f.i.) and Honda is reluctant to put big engines into its street cars. It's the biggest engine maker in the world, and that means they could very well put any engine into their production vehicles, but they choose not to. Remember, this is the company that produces the most race engines in the world too. They're not afraid to produce race engines or any engine, but they're reluctant to put too big of an engine into their street cars.
Bottom line, Honda is overall conservative and wants to remain the "greenest automaker" in the world. Torque is related to displacement (or f.i.) and Honda is reluctant to put big engines into its street cars. It's the biggest engine maker in the world, and that means they could very well put any engine into their production vehicles, but they choose not to. Remember, this is the company that produces the most race engines in the world too. They're not afraid to produce race engines or any engine, but they're reluctant to put too big of an engine into their street cars.