That's because their Government don't protect the car industry like we do! Here, we have people trying to make money blindly from the Government... red tapes here n there n best of all, it all politically-connected to people within the Government! :angry_smile:
And they don't have silly JPJ-like enforcement (who simply take law into their own hands) in the US. As a result, people can mod whatever they want but must be within the law. Roadtax is not based in engine capacity either... more towards vehicle weight which makes sense! Refer here for the State of New York: http://www.nydmv.state.ny.us/regfee.htm
When more n more people start rebuilding cars in their own backyard, this leads to sudden increase in vehicle engineering. :shades_smile:
Now, picture this... let's say our Government got rid of JPJ and enforce new rules n roadtax structure... I'm pretty sure many people would like to rebuild their own cars at home. After done, just take it to Puspakom who will test the vehicle's safety requirements.
Back to V8... did u know that back in 1992 when Mitsubishi first introduce the Galant VR4 to the US market, many Americans hated it so much (it's a history thing).
But, one fine day... a Galant VR4 whacked a V8 muscle car and won a drag race... from that day onwards... they started to give the Japanese some credit for their technology. I meant, take this... how can a turbo-charged 2000cc 4-banger engine car outran a 5000cc V8 muscle car?
The way the Japanese do things are very unique... they prefer small n compact instead of the Americans... who prefer big stuff.
blackmamba1 said:
Mr acbc, I 'm not Proton staff but I'm a patriot, :proud: proud to be MYN. Ya... ur statement could be correct but I don't want make any comment on that. 4 me I like to take an American as an example. They made thier own V8 engine since the very 1st time and they still proud of making it until now even the thousand japs car cruising on their highway. U see coz they patriot n they support their ppl. U know their V8 engines became a legend and use to be a "HOTRODS" car cost a millions of dollars. Check on "SEMA Exhibition" ( CARSHOW ). I'm not proud of American but take it as an example. Oso watch "RIDES" on ASTRO DISCOVERY. U will impress with them.