HP is Overrated

[Ghostrider 310]

It's not how fast you go, it's how you go fast. A 5.0 stang blew past my 944 a few years ago. Within 1 mile we were in some agressive curves. I laughed as I accelerated my lowly 4 banger into three digits while Mr. Stang lit up his brake lights. Too late, he never saw anything but my ass after that.

[Perfectlap]

hp is red meat for masses.

it gets worse and worse every decade. And if the public willing to pay well the car makers will do what it takes to make another buck.

which is what puts Porsche in an interesting position by building so few cars. They sell no matter how much HP they give the public. The 2002 GT2 was nearly $200K and they brought fewer than 200 of them stateside. Nearly the price of house yet the car didn't pass the 450 hp mark.

Look at the most famous 911 the 73 RS. Sold for nearly $10K more than 30 years ago, the race version (RSR) took overall *not just class* victory at LeMans.
What was under the hood of the RS? Nothing you wouldn't find in non-S Boxster today 2.7 that only made 207 hp.