30th December 2005, 13:38
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| BHPian
Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Mumbai
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Originally Posted by Shan2nu BHP figures are taken into account, considering the kerb weight, transmission and other factors of the vehicle.
It's no use limiting power to 130bhp as an S class with that sort of power will suffer heavily. What u should be looking at, is the power to weight ratio of the car.
S350 vs Accord V6 is the perfect example.
S350
3.7 ltr - 233 PS - 1770 Kgs
Pwr/Wt Ratio - 131.6 PS/Ton
Accord V6
3ltr - 224 PS - 1530 Kgs
Pwr/Wt Ratio - 146.4 PS/Ton.
But since both are A/T, their performance is retarded to match some of the other M/T cars with a lesser Pwr/Wt Ratio.
So, as long as Mitsu maintains a healthy Pwr/Wt ratio, with the right gearing and transmission on the Lancer, they shouldn't have any problems as far as performance goes.
Shan2nu | qood repl shan2nu: good sensible answer, and very informative. |
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