Is it a Honda design philosophy?

When Honda 1st came up with their 1st 2 stroke v3 500cc GP machine, it was made to be compact, lightweight, very nimble, handles superbly & very easy to ride. The only negative abt it was that it was down on power compared to the yamaha v4 machine of Kenny Roberts. But that didnt stop Freddie Spencer from taking the title in 83.

Now ive been watching quite a number of shootout reviews on youtube where they compare 1 bike of whatever category from the smaller cc bikes all the way to the huge tourers against its competing brands. And it seems that all the honda bikes follow the above formula - always down on power but always better against the rest with the above qualities most especially the handling, ease of riding & comfortable ergos.

But this down on power issue seems to be a constant gripe apart from its minimalist approach to electronic rider aids (i agree with the latter point at least) in both video & written comparison reviews. Since its spread across their whole range of bikes, why does honda deliberately make their bikes lower on power?

Sacrificing some power for better control, ridability & reliability? Honda is very famous for these 3 elements at least.

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