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1% of cars may hit the max hp during daily driving but since were making up percentages I'll say that 80% probably hit max torque at every stoplight save for an s2000 and this car where that figure occurs at 6000rpm.
The highest percentage of people live in urban areas than at any other time in history. Start andstop driving is a fact of life and that is only going to get worse. 1% of these cars will ever see a track so the idea of keeping the car in the prope rev range by shifting is a moot point. The simple fact is a better balance of low end torque and maximum hp would probably appeal to a wider range of people.
The last 2 sports cars released in this country with anemic torque figures have both failed. Where is my second gen rx-8? The 370z doesn't have this problem and is selling well enough to continue being produced. At least honda tried to address the problem in the s2k by adding displacement, but it wasn't enough to save the car. It doesn't matter what kindof roads they have in japan, the us market is the primary one for this car and the others mentioned. If it doesn't sell here it gets cancelled. I hope that isn't the case for this car, and I'm not too worried as I still think the fa-20dit motor will find its way under the hood.
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