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Originally Posted by daiheadjai
Now I'm not one of the "OMG 86 is underpowered" crowd....
But seriously, Mazda's done in a couple model years, what Toyota/Subaru have steadfastly refused to do in 6?
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Don't forget the ND was a significant DROP in power from the NC, and even at 181HP, the ND still doesn't quite match the power to weight ratio of the twins (0.0738 hp/lb vs 0.0745 hp/lb), and that's assuming it doesn't gain any weight.
Anything less than a 50 HP increase won't placate the '86 needs moar powr' crowd. That's not happening without a major engine redesign (NA 2.4 most likely) and they're keeping that R&D cost for a new model. Keep in mind that Toyota needs the Supra to come out first since a more powerful twin would come awfully close to the performance of a base Supra (if the last gen base Z4 is anything to go by). Otherwise it will eat into the early Supra sales, which should be huge considering the following the Supra name has.
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