What engines can you think of that had a very low specific output for the time they were produced? I'm thinking engines like the Iron Duke...
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I personally think that the air cooled flat 6 in the Porsche 911 (964) was a bit disappointing. At a time when BMW gave us the 3.2 litre M3 with 321hp, under 70hp / litre …
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1979 ford mustang 302 v8 came with a whopping 140 hp. then 10 years later it came with 225 hp.
previus mustang v8 5000 cc and 220 hp it can’t get worse
The 5.2L V8 in Grand Cherokee, Chrysler Magnum… 212 hp…
Transit 2.5Di engine made 69 real slow to pick up speed but could pull a house down
My Lincoln Continental, 5.0 V8 and 150 hp, I think it’s the worst power output I’ve seen (but still a rare and origin car here in Europe)
GM 6,2 N/A v8 diesel with 140hp and the 6.5 turbo diesel with 190hp
3.9L rover v8 about 185hp
Pick an American engine from the 70’s and there is your answer. America has always been behind producing similar displacement engines with less power than European equivalents. And then the gas crisis in the 70’s hit and power went down even more