If you read the response in
context, it is not quite as ridiculous as it sounds: Bowden's point seems to be that the regulatory burdens that his questioner complained about aren't that important, because the private equity business is so good that the
additional regulatory costs are easy to bear, and well
worth it to avoid messing up a good racket.
And while the absence of forced induction in Mazda's offerings may seem a glaring omission in the
context of those peers, it's also
worth pointing out that the more powerful completion is typically hampered by 2 - 300 lbs of
additional weight.