By the way, what's the conversion factor between domestic and asian HP? I'm looking at the Civic..it's got a 127HP 1.7L engine as the base engine..and the Corolla has a 1.8L 130HP engine..and the Ecotec is a 2.2L 140HP engine.
Ordinarily, I would think, based on those figures, that the Ecotec is the more powerful engine, but I think that domestic HP is less than asian HP, isn't it?
That could definitely account for the oft-reported tales of Honda Civics with nothing more than exhaust tips outrunning domestic muscle cars with triple the engine displacement and double the cylinders.
Ordinarily, I would think, based on those figures, that the Ecotec is the more powerful engine, but I think that domestic HP is less than asian HP, isn't it?
That could definitely account for the oft-reported tales of Honda Civics with nothing more than exhaust tips outrunning domestic muscle cars with triple the engine displacement and double the cylinders.