http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37Aoy7KaL4A
Here is a link to my favorite car, the electric X1 car. Uses the Ariel Atom chassis. 0-60mph in 3 secs
Second favorite car,
http://www.teslamotors.com/index.php?js_enabled=1 Tesla Roadster, 0-60mph in 4 secs
Ya, thats true the bigger the motor the more efficient, it's more that uncontrolled variables, slightly though. Ya, so far these brushless motors are the most efficient around. Are you sure the Lehners are rated 94% at full load? This doesn't seem right.
I wouldn't really care if the motor is a little larger (Symetron), but the entire system would, I don't think it's to extreme saying it would cost 1/2 the cost of a brushless system. Along with higher reliability, probably higher max rpm's (not that brushless isn't reliable:027: ), the controllers would be more efficient though; this is a huge plus, which makes for more flexibility in design/engineering.
Also, note worthy is that every percentile makes a big difference in the motor as far as the size and power (for a given size).