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Originally Posted by thill
It's a good question. I think we will see two models. One with the current engine and specs as the base, and one with a more powerful engine. The one with the more powerful engine will, most likely, be well over $30K and will have other enhancements as well such as suspension, tires, brakes, etc. That would allow Toyota and Subaru to still sell a car in the $25-28K range which will still suit the majority of buyers, and also cater to the enthusiasts who crave more power and have no problem dropping the extra cash to get it.
I think if Toyota and Subaru release the twins in just one model with either a larger engine or turbo only option it would result in the car being out of reach for many buyers.
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Pretty understandable...
I'm no expert on Forced Induction but if the stock internals can hold up against a low boost turbo charger I can't imagine why they wouldn't go with FI. The car already handles amazingly, all the mods you listed would just already improve the cars magnificent handling.
If the twins are going to have more power with all these other mods, I'd imagine it will be around the range of a STi. So it doesn't really solve the power problem for those that don't want to spend 35k on a car.
At least if there is a TRD Turbocharger kit and already own the car you can comfortably make that purchase and that if you so choose can upgrade suspension, brakes, etc...
For the people that want more power, which seems to be fairly substantial on this forum it doesn't make sense to make a 2.5L "Performance" model, I guess it will be interesting to see if they just completely bail on the FA20 and have...
2.5L Model & 2.5L "Performance" Package Model, which is an option I didn't consider...Ooh skepticism...
