Because stereotyping is a good way to get your point across...
Also, Azureman, I'm not the biggest fan of Ferrari myself, but I must admit, they're damn good at what they do. Think of it as, I dunno, classical music, I'm not a big fan, you won't catch me listening to Beethoven in my spare time. But I know it's damn good music.
I digress, try this one on for size;
Normal Clio right?
Wrong.
For those that don't know, this is the 2.0l 16V that powered the Renault Clio Williams, widely regarded as one of the best hot hatches of all time;
As standard, this engine would produce 150hp, this particular example is lightly modified, around 160hp at the moment, in a car that weights about 890kg, that's an estimated power to weight ratio of 180. Bearing in mind a new Renault Clio V6 has a ratio of 175, I'd say this is pretty awesome.