"Bubba" <wdg@[204.52.135.1]> wrote in message
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> Higher horsepower will translate into poorer fuel economy. I think for the
> moment at least the muscle car era could be temporarily on hold.

That's not always true. Higher horsepower allows the engine to work less and
to maintain a more consistent speed while doing so, at least that is the way
it works with trucks. A tractor trailer with an engine turning out 500-600
hp returns higher mpg than a truck putting out 400 hp.

Brian