I always notice that it's the Europeans saying this... but then again, it's the ones that don't look at the torque numbers that very closely match the horsepower, or the ones who realize that 75/hp per liter is amazing for a naturally aspirated engine.

Yes, Honda did 125/hp per liter in the original S2000, but where was the torque? And then look at where all the torque in this engine is located. I get it probably gets peak torque a couple ticks off idle.