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Originally Posted by JohnnyR
We'll see about 250hp NA from a "few tweaks", which are an I/E + Tune. I doubt there's that much power tied up in the ECU for a flash, especially at it's 12.5:1 CR. If they did do that, it's HP would be really peaky, and torque will probably plummet lower than it already is. I'll believe 250hp NA when I see it, and that it's actually "usable" power, not some peak-queen.
If you were buying a FI model, you're not expecting good MPG anyways, you know what you're getting into. Though it probably wouldn't be pretty, as the way it sits now it's MPG ratings aren't that great at all for 200hp and 151tq.
They can't expect to compete with this car in the 30k range unless it's around 300hp, which is still less than it's competition, but it's weight should make up the difference.
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22 City and 30 Hwy seems ok to me at the end of the day, considering the complete unique package, just perhaps too weak on the HP to gas ratio. NA and staying small and balanced while not losing all your power is perhaps the key thing here. I don't really know much about engines and stuff, this is where I can only speculate from my limited reading on the subject. It does seem power to gas gets better when you go for bigger engines, but what does that do for your center of gravity and handling, ETC. I dunno. What is the best about 30-35K car then?
Golf R? Nissan Z? WRX? STI?