Originally Posted by John

You're comparing the Mustang 4.6 OHV to the DOHC V8's, so of course they are going to make more HP (saying nothing about torque). Also, the 4.6 is spec'd to run on 87 octane, which means dramatically lower compression ratios and less aggressive cam profiles, smaller ports, etc. Do we even need to discuss the vast difference of 25-30k+ in MSRPs? Neither Euro nor Asian produce a V8 in the same price class of the Americans, but you didnt mention that