Since several manufacturers (incl'g mazda) have been badly embarassed by
this in the past (and it's cost them cash!), seems to me the trend has
turned to understate to be safe. I agree, there should be a bit more
standardization.

Chris
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"Leon van Dommelen" > wrote in message
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> wrote:
>
>>Over the years, Mazda has been well known for making overstated claims
>>about the amount of horsepower produced by its Miata engines.
>
> Only once, and that was due to changes made for exhaust requirements.
>
>> I'm
>>wondering if the 2006 model really belts out 170 HP as they claim.
>
> They do not claim it "belts out" at 170 hp. They claim that the
> engine produces 170 hp, which is a very different matter.
>
> But I agree that it would be nice if manufacturers were required to
> report actual, rear wheel horsepower instead of some technical,
> immeasurable number. Car & Driver and Road & Track ready to
> stand tall for this for a change???
>
> I guess it would cut down on advertisements $$$ for automatics.
>
> Leon
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