[SoftTalker]

> hold it's own in modern traffic

A 90HP Volkswagen will do that. Nobody needs 200HP to keep up with traffic.

[bluGill]

The people who drive performance cars do. I never had a problem in my old Geo metro making 50hp - except when following a corvette - they always waiting until the end to accelerate and I needed the whole ramp to get up to speed. It works for them because they had enough power for that trick.

[cucumber3732842]

People get worse at merging when they have more power on tap. Saw it in my own household.

[cucumber3732842]

50hp per ~1000lb is just about the minimmum it if you want to hold highway speed on inclines