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Originally Posted by strat61caster
I'm skeptical on two engine choices, they currently don't offer a turbo Sky-Activ G, I'll be surprised if the first application is on a niche budget sports car (lookin at you Toyobaru), they don't really have the weight (financially) to gamble on it...
I'd put money on the Sky-Activ D before a turbo Sky-Activ G engine the more I think on it, would also explain the delay from rumors that it would unveil earlier this year (or the year before that or the year before that)...
Define 'better'
Practical? Hell no
Gadgets and amenities? I expect a fully loaded model on par with a BRZ but not better at a similar or higher price point
Performance? I'll be surpised if it's noticeably faster than a Toyobaru, maybe a tick ahead at best
Fun to drive? Subjective, but that's the name of Mazda's game, zoom-zoom
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Just a wild guess. They've already confirmed a Mazdaspeed3 for 2016, so they're very likely working on a turbo skyactiv.
By better I just meant performance, since that's generally the go-to benchmark for a sports car. Mazda knows what they're up against and for a long while they were the only player in town. Now they have to up their game. They offer two engines in Europe, so no reason they couldn't do it here.