<u>I know it is 4cyl vs V6, but still the Camary is faster by half a second to 60, and is more than 10hp down on the TSX (slightly smaller car as well).</u>
Toyota Camary 190 HP <b>197 lb ft.</b> 1515KG
Acura TSX 200 HP <b>166 lb ft.</b> 1505KG
The difference is in the torque that is why the Camery is faster. Why do people just look at HP numbers. I love my TSX but I didn't buy it cause I thought it was a speed demon. I tested the Accord and the Camry both of which are faster than my TSX. The numbers really wern't a factor.
I KNOW I KNOW!!!!
Whats my point? This HondaSalesGuy is driving me nuts!!!! He keeps pointing out all these scenarios where other manufactures have MORE HP but aren't faster than Honda models, he fails to mention any other factors such as 1/4 mile, passing power, weight etc...................
The current Altima claims 175 HP and yet is no faster than the 160 HP Accord.
The claimed 160 HP Mazda 6 is slower than the 160 HP Accord.
So I think some of these guys do have optimistic HP readings. Honda often has HP numbers lower than some of their competition and yet in real world acceleration tests we do better than the HP numbers would suggest. Bette to underpromise and overdeliver IMO...So I did a similar same thing, I compared the much faster 190hp Camary vs the 200hp TSX, just to show how it can go both ways when you ignor everything else.
HondaSalesGuy is trying to somehow hint that Honda is understating/Other manufactures are overstating their HP numbers and it is driving me nuts. In another post he claimed that the 115hp was just as fast as the 148hp Mazda3 because it said so on some bias website Honda uses for their comparison charts. I OWN a 127hp EL, I have put more than 60,000km on it, I have driven a GX Mazda3 (148hp old rating, 150hp SAE), and there is no way on earth the 115hp Civic could possibly be as fast as the 150hp Mazda3.
I must admit, HondaSalesGuy isn't quiet as bad as Barrie and his belowed GM, but he is pretty patriotic when it comes to Honda. I OWN one, and it is what it is, I hate it when people try to pump up cars into something they are not.
