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Originally Posted by juliog
A 1.6/1.8L I4 turbo would be ideal. Smaller engine would compensate for the added hardware of the turbo. Would yield better MPG in everyday driving, be more eco friendly, less taxes in Europe and other countries, and finally the torque gains and wider power band would make the car more fun on the street and the freeway.
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That's what they are saying lately. But this engine will come from BMW and not Subaru. Given the current status, we'll only get a 2nd generation FRS and GT86. Subaru cannot go alone with a 2nd generation BRZ. Currently, they are pretty busy to design their uniform platform for their next generation of Forester's, Outback's, WRX's, Legacy's etc. BRZ will not fit really well in this direction because it is a RWD and not an AWD platform. Even now, Subaru mentions that the manufacturing costs of the BRZ are pretty much high. Within Subaru, BRZ is a unique platform of its own!
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Originally Posted by juliog
A NA 2.5L would please the purists, but they (we) are a very small market.
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A 2.5L NA Boxer engine would be much better, but it won't happen. Even the current 2.0L Boxer engine will seem exotic in a few years from now. Porsche is in the design labs to make a 2.0L NA Boxer engine, so you can assume where we are going. Everything will be go back to smaller displacements.
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