Hey Dave you have to look at it like this we use the HP that we have to push just like a frontengine car but we weigh a lot less my car run's right at about 1750 with me in it
(350) lb of that is me but I am not your normal vw driver either to say I drive from the back of the car sum;s it up
my engine is a 84mm crank by 94 mm piston= 2332 cc but vw's are air cooled why they are so much fun is power to weight ratio is awesome I have gone up against alot of v8 car's on the street and needless to say when I finish with them there jaw is draggin the ground trying to figure out why they got beat so easy
the worst one's are the big fancy vette driver's that paid 60+ grand for his car and yeah there fast but traction comes into a major factor light weight and good traction and you end up with a Rocket for a car .there are several VW Dragster's that have gone down into the 7 sec range in a 1/4 mile pretty amazing how fast you can get a little air cooled engine to turn .All I can say is if you ever get a chance to go watch a VW drag day or event you will walk away with alot of respect for theses little car's I think thats what keep's the Fun Factor in them .
Val