I’ve seen some decent arguments to it. One was that it was competing with the cars at the time. A 2001 Plymouth Prowler had 251 Horsepower with a curb weigh of 2850 lbs. At the same time the 2001 Mustang with a stock V6 was 193 horsepower, the V8 was at 300 wighing 3200 lbs. A 2001 Chevy Camaro with a stock V6 was…