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psarhjinian @ Jan 29th 2008 11:54AM
So, what about those supercharged Grand Prixs and Regals that GM fans were flagwaving about when Nissan debuted the 240hp second-gen Altima.
No, this is industry-wide and you can't lay the blame at any one manufacturer's feet. About the only manufacturer who isn't involved in the mainstream-car horsepower wars is Kia, and to a lesser degree, Ford/Mazda.
On that note, it's telling that, despite how well Consumer Reports rates the Optima/Magentis and Fusion, the mainstream press has always panned on them because of their comparative lack of power. Neither car is slow, per se, but they're not the tire-shredders that their better-selling competition is, despite being, holistically, better cars.