Quantum 5th Gear February 8, 2013 Share February 8, 2013 Do you notice? recently new cars at same engine capacity, korean car have higher HP than Japanese car, and FC not lose can anyone explain what technology korean using? ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesc Hypersonic February 8, 2013 Share February 8, 2013 They use kimchi and soju inside the engines. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pureness Clutched February 8, 2013 Share February 8, 2013 It's probably effective horsepower, so they might use a normal 155bhp engine, remove 100kg weight and it becomes 165 effectively 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaiyotakamli Supersonic February 8, 2013 Share February 8, 2013 Cos korean invested alot of $ in r&d for the engine unlike toyota, u can see the '04 altis engine in 2013 altis Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caravan 5th Gear February 8, 2013 Share February 8, 2013 It's probably effective horsepower, so they might use a normal 155bhp engine, remove 100kg weight and it becomes 165 effectively There are standards for horespower measurement. Manufacturers have to comply. Don't b-------t here pls. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRationalVoice 1st Gear February 8, 2013 Share February 8, 2013 I would argue that it is more of a business strategy than engine technology. This can be seen in other aspects of their cars, for example, electric controls on driver and passenger seats, sun and moon roofs, and paddle shifters, all usually the realm of the upper end cars. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benarsenal Turbocharged February 8, 2013 Share February 8, 2013 Koreans now have extensive R&D bases in Europe, so a lot of their technology is based upon what the Europeans have. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simplecar 4th Gear February 8, 2013 Share February 8, 2013 The bhp figures should be correct but I guess it's not much different to me when made my purchase 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royho1979 Clutched February 8, 2013 Share February 8, 2013 I would argue that it is more of a business strategy than engine technology. This can be seen in other aspects of their cars, for example, electric controls on driver and passenger seats, sun and moon roofs, and paddle shifters, all usually the realm of the upper end cars. wat talking you? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royho1979 Clutched February 8, 2013 Share February 8, 2013 I would argue that it is more of a business strategy than engine technology. This can be seen in other aspects of their cars, for example, electric controls on driver and passenger seats, sun and moon roofs, and paddle shifters, all usually the realm of the upper end cars. wat talking you? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ER-3682 Twincharged February 8, 2013 Share February 8, 2013 I also surprised the K5,2L turbo produced 274 Bhp,yes 274 Bhp,no kidding...wow,near to Mitsubitshi EVO engine. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ER-3682 Twincharged February 8, 2013 Share February 8, 2013 But the engine's noise & harshness still got room to improve....still too rough & noisey. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simplecar 4th Gear February 8, 2013 Share February 8, 2013 But the engine's noise & harshness still got room to improve....still too rough & noisey. I think the Koreans are getting there - catching up with the rest. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRationalVoice 1st Gear February 8, 2013 Share February 8, 2013 wat talking you? Yes, my online arch enemy. I see you are still hurting from the intellectual bashing I gave you.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topspin 2nd Gear February 8, 2013 Share February 8, 2013 (edited) Do you notice? recently new cars at same engine capacity, korean car have higher HP than Japanese car, and FC not lose can anyone explain what technology korean using? Power is a function of torque and rotation (rpm). Look at the specs carefully and you will find the reported BHP occurs at higher rpm. It means that the engine torque is low at the normal driving rpm of about 2000rpm. Just look at NA motorbike engines. A 1000cc bike engine can have a measured BHP of 200 but achievable at 10000 rpm or higher. The torque is so low that you probably need to drive a car at first gear all the time if that engine was used in a car. Edited February 8, 2013 by Topspin 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wormvirus 1st Gear February 8, 2013 Share February 8, 2013 usa already exposed hyundai's lie about 40mpg on elantra, as for the 130hp i think is a nice lie too Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiadaw 6th Gear February 8, 2013 Share February 8, 2013 (edited) When I had my Lancer GLX, & my father is driving the Kia Cerato, back in 2006, I could already feel in differences in power & the gear change also much smoother. Of course, the design of Korean Cars back then was very dull (not that he GLX was a looker). My dad have been driving KIA for over 12 years, they never give him problems. I am not sure if Korean tech have improve significantly then , but for sure the design now are much much better. By comparison, most B&B Japanese cars tech are still stuck in the past, as well as design. The one thing die hard japanese auto fans like to mention are reliability, but I highly doubt Koreans car are less reliable by much, if at all. Edited February 8, 2013 by Kiadaw Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeriousGuy 2nd Gear February 8, 2013 Share February 8, 2013 (edited) Do you notice? recently new cars at same engine capacity, korean car have higher HP than Japanese car, and FC not lose can anyone explain what technology korean using? Korean like Hyundai they now uses Direct injection engines , so they have higher output Japanese like Honda mostly uses NA engines , but actually they can have higher output if they uses direct injection engines. Here is some example Honda Accord Euro 2.4 Liter NA output of 201 Horsepower and 232Newton Metre of torque Hyundai Sonata (I45) 2.4 Liter Direct injection output of 200 Horsepower and 250Newton Metre of torque As you can see Honda uses naturally aspirated engines while Hyundai uses Direct Injection engine. And Honda manage to have similiar numbers. Edited February 8, 2013 by SeriousGuy ↡ Advertisement 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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