Andy Dingley wrote:
On Tue, 12 Feb 2008 02:04:18 +0000, The Natural Philosopher
wrote:

60 bhp per litre. The same as a '64 Mini Cooper S. Just what you'd expect
from a modern truck engine. Proper sports car engines manage over 100 bhp
per litre.

Well racing car engines possibly. Not many road tuned cars will do it.

100bhp / litre was the mark of a "tuned" car 25 years ago and it often
meant something that had a lumpy idle and didn't deliver until 3000 rpm.
These day's it's just hot hatch territory and 120bhp / litre is nothing
unusual for a perfectly well behaved road car.

Normally aspirated?

Even my supercharged 4.2 jag was only 380bhp..

ISTR a 3.5 BMW is only 280 bhp. unblown..

Bikes yes, but cars?