I guess the answer is no

 

plus you simply cannot judge a car's 0-60 or 5-60 on engine displacement alone. these "stat comparissons" are completely neglecting weight and gearing.

 

*cough* Z06 corvette

 

Honda Accord EX Sedan (auto) vs. Nissan Altima 3.5 SE Sedan (auto)

BMEP
Honda V-6: (240 * 13000) / (2.997 * 6250) = 167 psi
Nissan V-6: (245 * 13000) / (3.498 * 5800) = 157 psi

Curb Weight
Altima: 3320 lb
Accord: 3390 lb

Test Price
Accord: $26,260
Altima: $28,687

0-60mph Acceleration
Altima: 7.1 s
Accord: 7.3 s

Road&Track Fuel Economy
Accord: 21.0 mpg
Altima: 19.6 mpg

Road&Track on Honda V-6:

 

edit.... ehh... nm

 

Yeah, no kidding. Can you say clueless.

 

Just for you FRM:

S2000 vs S2000

BMEP:
F20C: (240 * 13000) / (2.0 * 9000) = 173.33
F22C: (240 * 13000) / (2.2 * 8200) = 172.94

hp/L:
F20C: 120 hp/L
F22C: 109 hp/L

The way you judge an engine, it looks like Honda took a step back. When you examine the power band you see that the new engine has more power sooner. All of your "hp/L" and "BMEP" equations don't take power band into consideration which makes them very one dimensional. There is much more to an engine than it's peak values.

 

AW,

You made a mistake in your BMEP calculations.

The RPM in the equation refers to maximum power rpm, not redline rpm.

 

 

Ok here are the corrections:

BMEP:
F20C: (240 * 13000) / (2.0 * 8300) = 187.95
F22C: (240 * 13000) / (2.2 * 7800) = 181.81

hp/L:
F20C: 120 hp/L
F22C: 109 hp/L

Why is Honda going backwards in technology? By your measure the '04 S2000 is a lesser car than the '03 S2000.