BMW's Green Supercar Revealed

Hmmm, yes, and how efficient could they be if they didn't insist on producing a ludicrous amount of power?
400hp....ooooh yes we all really need that much power.
<slaps furry head with paw.>
Del

1 hp used to be sufficient to move the average "Joe" around, all right with the vehicle under our buds maybe 8-10,

therefore 1/40th would be sufficient.

Del, I just don`t see BMW using an ad campaign advertising a 40 hp vehicle, remember that you are not using all of the hp all the time, if you were the engine would be toast very soon.

OK 120 if you add the family and a load of groceries, just have to rename the car MWB (might work better), on second thought BMW sounds better.

As long as the gas mileage is not affected negatively, who cares if there were 600 hp, just go easy on the accelerator!

I do take your point ..but a 400hp engine must by necessity be heavier than a 40hp one or a 100 hp one...thus it must be wasting energy.
You don't need all those horses to get the performance either..that's why they invented gearboxes.

Lose the weight, half the hp at least.

Del

OK, so if we lose the weight of the gear boxes, the additional HP will make up for it?