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Old 03-13-2018, 10:07 AM   #61 (permalink)
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My 67HP Honda Insight 3 cylinder is perfectly fine on the freeway. It accelerates to 60 in ~10 seconds with the hybrid system active, and even with it turned off, has no trouble merging into traffic or maintaining 75mph in the incredibly tall top gear.

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By todays standards even a 1.5 liter turbo engine with 150HP is barely enough.

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Old 03-13-2018, 10:14 AM   #62 (permalink)
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Lol,
By todays standards even a 1.5 liter turbo engine with 150HP is barely enough.
By today's standards, an 1800lb car is unpossible.

1950lbs from the factory, currently minus a hybrid battery, minus rear wiper motor + wiper, minus mirrors, minus rear wiper nozzle + tubing + motor, minus antenna + wiring, lighter weight radio, and a few other things.

67HP in the Insight is very much like having 130HP in today's bloated 3500lb pig.

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