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Title: Asians Oversell Horsepower
Post by: EricCoolCats on August 18, 2005, 09:06:48 AM
http://www.detnews.com/2005/autosinsider/0508/18/A01-283759.htm

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"Horsepower is a big draw," said Jim Sanfilippo, an automotive marketing expert at AMCI Inc.
"This is at best difficult to explain," he added.
"Toyota and the other companies better have a good answer when customers ask questions about what happened."


For those that don't believe in fate, karma, etc....here's some proof. Every once in a while, life is good. Let the puppiesanese-crazed automotive media eat this baby.  :flip:
Title: Re: Asians Oversell Horsepower
Post by: oldraven on August 18, 2005, 10:27:36 AM
I was reading about this in Motor Trend a few weeks back. SAE Certified. (like we need another one) The new Z06 (427sb) was the first car tested with the new certification.

I guess the bottom line is, who buys a Camry for the HP? No one driving one is goign to care about 20 lost horses, and Toyota won't hear diddly squat from consumers. Maybe Celica owners, but anyone driving one and seeing it as a powerhouse is kidding themself anyway.
Title: Re: Asians Oversell Horsepower
Post by: amooset on August 18, 2005, 11:22:39 AM
^^Ditto^^
Title: Re: Asians Oversell Horsepower
Post by: doodaa on August 18, 2005, 12:49:30 PM
Quote from: EricCoolCats
... Let the puppiesanese-crazed automotive media eat this baby.  :flip:


They'll just sweep it under the rug. That's what all media does with anything that doesn't fit their particular "viewpoint".
Title: Re: Asians Oversell Horsepower
Post by: oldraven on August 18, 2005, 01:23:39 PM
Quote from: doodaa
They'll just sweep it under the rug. That's what all media does with anything that doesn't fit their particular "viewpoint".


And the domestics will be shoving this in import faces for the next five or six years. They're evil on both sides.
Title: Re: Asians Oversell Horsepower
Post by: Thunder Chicken on August 18, 2005, 07:53:59 PM
...and meanwhile I'll drive my underpowered, 17 year old car and not give a rat's ass about any new cars 'cuz I'd never put myself into debt over a car again anyway...

:D
Title: Re: Asians Oversell Horsepower
Post by: MDJ1281 on August 19, 2005, 01:34:58 AM
jus pizzzzzutttt mo' naws in dere yo!