Import vs. Domestic - A question more important than “why wont God heal amputees?”

There is not a greater question among men today, that causes as many fights, and as many debates, as the question of Import vs. Domestic (American) Cars.

Although the answer to which car is better, I admit, is strictly OPINION, I also know that I am smarter than you are, and my opinion is the one that matters.

so I’m going to settle this debate right now. NEITHER IS BETTER! But…imports are in fact much more advanced and much more innovative than todays domestics…by FAR.

Before I speak more about that, here are the Pros and Cons of each.

Domestic (Pros)
-Much Bigger engines means Much more displacement which means much more torque and stock HP.
-Look very nice (most of the time)
-Most often rear wheel drive, which most often will result in more power and the ability to drift/powerslide (if your into that kinda thing).
-They are often easy to work on due to large engine bays

Domestic (Cons)
-Much Much MUCH heavier cars, which slows car down and leads to poor handling
-HORRIBLE gas mileage
-Very unreliable especially when heavily built
-Expensive to build

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Import (Pros)
-Very lightweight making them very nimble, and giving them more out of the little HP they have.
-VERY good on gas.
-Very well designed. If the Japanese can do with 4 cylinders what an American car can with 8, the Japanese are doing something right (Lance Evo boasts 320ish Hp on a stock 2.0L 4 cylinder engine.)
-Parts for most cars are very easy to find and very cheap because of the Japanese production efficiency.
-Often have very high RPM ranges
-Very reliable, long lasting engines (my neighbor had 400k miles on his prelude before he swapped it for a JDM H22)

Import (Cons)
-Small Engines means very little torque and low HP
-Very weak bodies and frames make for not very safe cars

The Verdict

American/Domestic/”Muscle” cars have a lot of stock HP and torque, but cant handle near as well as their imported brethren, and thus making them, for the most part, only good for dragging, and giving them their nicknames “Trailer Queens”.

On the other hand, Imported cars don’t have as much raw power, making them much much less likely to win in a straight on drag race, or even an oval track, but when you throw in the steering wheel and brakes in a rally, drift, or track race, an imported car will win almost every time.

And like I always say…”any monkey can drive in a straight line…its turning that separates the boys from the men“.