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Worldly news
I read that on June 10, Japan Auto manufacturers agreed to abolish the 280 HP agreement. From now on, Nissan, Toyota, Honda, etc. can manufacture cars 280+hp from their factory.
Anybody have a take on how this could affect the rest of the world?
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06-14-2004, 10:22 PM
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Who was the agreement with? Hate to say it, but Asian tech being what it is, some serious cars could be in the offing...the sub 4 second variety....
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06-15-2004, 12:20 AM
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I think they had a gentlemen's agreement like BMW and Mercedes had on 155mph speed limit
Should be interesting. The WRX and EVO claimed more than 280 hp though so I guess they didn't play along
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06-15-2004, 05:36 AM
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That's Subaru and Mitsubishi. I can't even find the link anymore so I don't know for sure if they were a part of the agreement.
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I read over a year ago that the defuncked NSX mid-engine....FWD electric hybrid was designed to beat the HP ceiling. Now it seems clear why they pulled the plug on that project.
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