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Old 8th May 2008, 20:39   #14 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by supremeBaleno View Post
I think GTO did not mean power in isolation, but when taken with the weight (Power to Weight Ratio).

A WagonR has only 64 bhp, but since it weighs only 850kgs (Vxi), the PWR is 0.075. For a Palio with 72 bhp and weight of 1000kg (not sure of exact weight, but it is more than 1ton for sure), the PWR is only 0.072.

So, even with 8bhp more in the Palio, the PWR is lesser, resulting it in being underpowered comparitively.
Wagon-R isnt underpowered so is the Palio. AT higher speeds palio would be better owing to better aerodynamics. Its adequate but not fast and not underpowered for sure in the India context.
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