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...

17 Jun 2015

Growing up on a diet of World Rally Championship highlights and lengthy Gran Turismo 2 sessions, a life in cars was as good as inevitable for Matt.

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1979 Ford Fairmont. Inline 6 cylinder engine pumping out a massive 90hp to the rear wheels.

1.8L 2ZR-FXE(Prius) 99HP

Atkinson cycle engines make really low hp output

The original viper. Sure it made 400hp but from 8 litres? That’s a specific output of 50hp per litre.

For the technology and the budget Dodge was on for the viper, 400hp is pretty impressive.

2010 crown Victoria had a 4.6 v8 producing just 224 hp. There were many smaller 4 and 6 cylinders producing equivialent or more power at the time. My sisters 2011 RAV4 v6 sport has 270 from a 3.5.

Civic is the answer!

1998 Ford Explorer 4.0 L v6 with a massive 160 hp even with over head cams. But it does make 225 tq. But still there’s N/A 2.0 L engines from that era making a lot more hp

Anyone else think that the third gen Camaro 350 ( 5.7?) had way too little power?

All the c3 vettes with the 350 pushing 170/180

mk3 2.0 8v VW GTI… was badged as a GTI and only makes 114hp at the CRANK. the most base of golfs in the US received the same engine. I own a mk3 GTI and it is incredibly slow but it is very good on gas

I hate to admit it but Opel did jst the same thing some years earlier. The Kadett GSI came also with a 2.0 8V 115hp Engine, but at least there was a 16V Version with 150hp :)
The 2.0 8V was a standard-engine in other models, so I don’t really understand why they put it in the Kadett GSI.
Besides my 1998 Astra wich I bought from a “grandpa” also has 115hp but from an 1.8 16V Engine :)