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Renegades working with Beaulieu to put on this show on 16th June 2024. Renegades meeting at Rownhams Services to leave at 8.00am to convoy down to Beaulieu.
https://www.solent-renegades.co.uk/threads/beaulieu-custom-and-american-show-16th-june-2024.55909/
Horsepower for 2021
- Thread starter AmericanThunder
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8950hp? are they dropping in a 14litre top fuel dragster engine?
AmericanThunder
Super Moderator
That’s across the range......
AmericanThunder
Super Moderator
Why?
Why not? If their number is higher than other manufacturers it’s instant marketing.
Seems an odd way to market, surely it depends how many cars they have in their range, a manufacturer could have a range of 100 vehicles for sale. If a car manufacturer also made airplanes or buses could they be included too?
AmericanThunder
Super Moderator
If you consider that each manufacturer competes with the next then their range is likely to be very similar.
An SUV with a base/middle/top variant
A four door with a base /middle/top variant
Etc etc etc
If your HP figure is substantially higher than the competitors why wouldn’t you advertise it?
And Aeroplanes don’t measure their engine output in HP and any company manufacturing buses is unlikely to be competing in the same way.
HP sells cars, especially to car people. If you’ve got it, flaunt it!
An SUV with a base/middle/top variant
A four door with a base /middle/top variant
Etc etc etc
If your HP figure is substantially higher than the competitors why wouldn’t you advertise it?
And Aeroplanes don’t measure their engine output in HP and any company manufacturing buses is unlikely to be competing in the same way.
HP sells cars, especially to car people. If you’ve got it, flaunt it!
Will
Core Member
Very true, I suppose that might give you an edge in some markets. And it has the advantage that if you fall behind, you can make some small changes to the car and add it as another model lol.
I'd say that's probably driven by American thinking. They always did the same in sound equipment... using various means of rating the audio power output just to give the "biggest number". (I worked for an American owned audio equipment manufacturer for 20 years). Whereas British manufacturers would tend to use RMS...a more accurate representation of an amplifier's power.
But that trend seems to have spread to over here these days.
I suppose we can look forward to the 24,000BHP Ford Fiesta!
I'd say that's probably driven by American thinking. They always did the same in sound equipment... using various means of rating the audio power output just to give the "biggest number". (I worked for an American owned audio equipment manufacturer for 20 years). Whereas British manufacturers would tend to use RMS...a more accurate representation of an amplifier's power.
But that trend seems to have spread to over here these days.
I suppose we can look forward to the 24,000BHP Ford Fiesta!
AmericanThunder
Super Moderator
In Automotive new section there is details on the new Audi E-tron? It is powered by three electric motors giving a combined output close to 500hp. Wondering if perhaps combining the numbers is false advertising and they should quote each motor individually?
Will
Core Member
Maybe it's a legitemate claim if the car can be driven by all three motors simultaneously, meaning that it is effectively being pushed along by 500hp.
If you had a petrol car with two 500hp engines, I guess it would be fair to say it had1000hp?
AmericanThunder
Super Moderator
That what I thought too. Marketing can be very subjective.
Still one vehicle, not a fleet of vehicles.
Advertising can be very missleading. Like the 'Self Charging Hybrid' sounds brillint you dont need to charge it, but n small print you need need to put fuel in it.
AmericanThunder
Super Moderator
Pure Symantec’s!
AmericanThunder
Super Moderator
But I guess we will find out what comprises the HP in the line up soon enough. Noon ET today is the release.
AmericanThunder
Super Moderator
Lots of changes in the line and I can see where the new accumulation of HP comes from.
Big change is the Dodge Challenger SRT Superstock with 807hp, runs 0-60 in 3.25 secs and does the 1/4 in 10.5.
Big change is the Dodge Challenger SRT Superstock with 807hp, runs 0-60 in 3.25 secs and does the 1/4 in 10.5.
AmericanThunder
Super Moderator
I just want one!
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What would the road tax category be?
Mind you if you can afford the car even a few years road tax is a mere chip. How much are these Challengers coming in at?
Mind you if you can afford the car even a few years road tax is a mere chip. How much are these Challengers coming in at?
saleen 192
Core Member
Fek wash my mouth out i like it come on chevy and ford pull your bloody finger out you way behind the times if dodge can do it, from factory
an88fiero
Super Moderator
If it is imported into the UK then the road tax will be the same as yours
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