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Originally Posted by strat61caster
@ chrisl @ thill
Specs still aren't out, they could totally hit those power figures if they throw fuel economy out the window, Toyobaru managed to get 200 horses with D4S, no reason Mazda can't come close with true DI. |
You'll notice I didn't say anything about power figures - I'm sure Mazda has the technology to hit >200hp from a NA 2L if they want (by revving fairly high with a late torque peak). I was just talking about torque. 170ft-lb from a 2L NA is 85ft-lb/L, which is the same as the Porsche 997 GT3 RS 4.0 (84.75ft-lb/L) and the 991 GT3 (85.25ft-lb/L). It's also only a tiny bit below the Ferrari 458 (88ft-lb/L). I really doubt Mazda is going to push their engine for a Miata quite that hard. I wouldn't be surprised if they were around 150ft-lb, but 170 would be very surprising out of a 2L in that price class of car.