The British car show Top Gear had a joke about this phenomenon when discussing the size of their American car's engines: > How big's your engine? 5.7 litre Bui

The British car show Top Gear had a joke about this phenomenon when discussing the size of their American car's engines: > How big's your engine? 5.7 litre Buick and a 7 litre v8 motor! > It's 160HP in the Buick > It's 200HP in the 7.0l [other American car] > How do [American car companies] get so few horsepower from these engines? [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RKai81eBRE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RKai81eBRE