@SyrTran
I would compare the Amiga to a lightweight sportscar also. The perfect comparison is the RX-7...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RX-7The Wankel engine has no pistons and is considered my many as fragile, unreliable, and short lived, which in some ways it is, yet it is very simple and is used in endurance racing. The engine is under respected, at least here in the states, because of it's small size (l.3 liters=80c.i.), unusual geometry, and foreign design. The engine was designed in Germany, tested all over the world including much in the U.S. and refined in Japan. The body of the car was designed at a California university by an American of Chinese ancestry. The handling and breaking are better than almost all new sportscars under $100,000 and where the 7 really shines. Although not overpowered, I have beaten a 454 Chevelle SS with cowl hood and a fox body Mustang with a Procharger supercharger with just bolt-ons (me) on my stock turbocharged 7 from a roll. V8's still have higher horsepower potential than the little Wankel engine but the 7 is still very potent helped by the 7 weighing about 2800 pounds stock. The best part is the whole package together makes one of the funnest cars ever to drive.
