[s-cars] In Other News...

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In a message dated 11/7/02 7:12:23 PM Pacific Standard Time,
calvinlc at earthlink.net writes:


> Ever driven a Yamaha Taurus SHO 3.0 liter engine?  It's kind of funny that
> here we are 13 years later and Audi FINALLY caught up to the 220 HP of
> normally aspirated power this thing put out, and it's redline was 7k.  All
> that in 1989.  Kind of like the "new" seat warmers that the GM SUVs have in
> them :)
> --Calvin
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The UrS4 puts out a lot more than 227 HP stock. Unless the drive efficiency
is about 5%. I would estimate it to be about 245 - 250 (15% drivetrain
efficiency). It is clear that the Germans tend to underrate the Horsepower
... the Japanese (except cars like the Skyline etc.) and the US tend to give
you exaggerated HP figures (at least compared to the German models).

Best regards,
Feico van der Laan