Quote Originally Posted by niky View Post
The 98 and up 626 was heavier... the 2.0 is about 118 hp... had good torque and could hit 200 km/h. But it couldn't compare to engines like the Accord 2.2 or the Galant V6.

At least it was available with a manual transmission, which made the most of the engine.
Indeed, how can a 118hp engine compare with the likes of the Accord 2.2 and Galant V6! I remember my tito sharing that he had taken it to 200km/h, which is no problem for this car. It's pretty thrifty too, despite coming with a matic tranny. 10km/L on average in Taiwanese traffic conditions. It was actually thriftier than the 1.6L Escudo A/T that we have there! It had some groundbreaking features for its time too, like the aforementioned swiveling air vents, gear hold function with the A/T and projector type headlamps.