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Originally Posted by niky
Perhaps going forward, it's better to discuss horsepower per pound of motor instead of average horsepower per liter... as the liter part doesn't always translate to lower consumption (at speed) and the peak horsepower part doesn't tell you a whole lot about the engine's performance.
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That's why I really hate the current tax structure based on the displacement of the engines, as usual in Europe, Japan and the Republic of Bananas. Many small engines such as the 1.0L ones actually get worse mileage than a 1.6L, basically because due to the lower taxes the automakers throw the smaller engines into some vehicles that are kinda oversized to them.
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Just imagine, though... if you could get similar benefits in terms of economy out of a small motor built the same way. Say, a Volt range extender made of a V2 cut out of the LT1... 
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I've already considered to adapt a Harley-Davidson V-Twin into a compact car, that would be supposed to work basically the same way