http://www.enginepsd.com/techpages/TP0301.pdf

try that- its the pdf document describing the difference in homologation strategy that causes the differences in ratings. take note that it is usign the previous SAE standard and not the one that was just adopted for 2006 and future MYs

 

the last line is very important and bears remarkably against this thread

 

Alright, so be it. We're gonna have to burn a few villages, mobilize the marines, institute a national curfew, seize global precious metal holdings, nationalize the oil industry, and possibly get involved in ethnic cleansing, but dammit, we shall avoid such comparisons at all costs! Hopefully the nuclear option can be avoided.

 

european horsepower is not the same as here in US. 1 european hp equals 0.987 american - hence the difference

 

Can we please switch to SI units?