[VintageLambo] Accuracy of horsepower figures.

In a message dated 1/10/03 12:25:16 AM Pacific Standard Time, espada_guy@yahoo.com writes: Here"s a question to ponder for us all: Why is the Espada only slightly quicker 0-60 and in the quarter mile than the 750, when it weighs a lot less and has more hp? Interesting comparison, Roy. I suspect that the German ratings are either DIN, or even if converted to SAE, they are SAE net, while the Espada was SAE gross. The engines likely put out the same, or the BMW may actually have more - it certainly will have more low down grunt from the larger displacement and added torque. I was much taken with the rather sleek looking 8 series at one point (although owning what amounts to a Teutonic XJ12 Jag might be seen as a sign of failing mental processes by some) until I talked to a client that runs a BMW shop, and he told me that they had problems (expensive ones, if off warranty) with the engines, and that _everything_ was custom to the cars and very expensive. He told me what one guy was having to pay for a computer, and I decided to give that model a pass. Still love the aesthetics, though. Bill