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69bossnine said:
Also, realize that PEAK horsepower does not equate usable horsepower. Gearing, rev range and horsepower have to be optimally matched for optimum performance. It's all these little details that make a Porsche a Porsche.



Youre so right.
Ive always wondered why underpowered Porsches outran my 320BHP Audi everytime...and still do now that it's vice versa and I'm sitting in the Porsche myself.
It's as if Porsche has really, really finetuned the interaction between engine, clutch, gearbox, transmission, wheels etc etc almost to perfection.
I'm trying not to be pro-Porsche-biased here, but it's the only explanation I can think of. That or they REALLY underplay the actual BHPs of their cars.

Any thoughts on this ?