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Originally Posted by Yoshoobaroo
Agreed. Horsepower mattered way more for me before I had a 450hp car. Driving that daily for a few years made me realize that engine response and the shape of the powerband are much more important than the numbers.
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I am the same. Let me know if this is what you saw, but I had Infiniti G37 with 328 HP. I had to get it over 3K RPM to see any power, so I would stall it or peel out. When I concentrated real hard I could get it to take off fast without spinning the tires but I would actually have to let off the gas a little once it hit 3K RPM to prevent a huge lunging forward. It was a sedan so it weighed over 3800 pounds. I remembered back when I drove a Jetta or a Civic and they had a way smoother powerband. It was under 200 HP but smooth. My Acura TSX was 205 HP, and its power was very linear. I miss that!