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Originally Posted by Tcoat
27 years also gets us:
Massively changed and restrictive emissions control laws.
Substantially increased mileage requirements.
Weight increases required to meet modern crash safety standards.
Weird and wonderful aero designs to protect pedestrians.
All of these apply to most of the world (contrary to popular belief it is not just California) so to pull that power, keep the weight and cost down, while still meeting all the laws of today is actually pretty impressive.
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So what? So did every other car and manufacturer. Many of which improved more than 15hp in the same time period