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Originally Posted by funwheeldrive
The Honda s2000 put out 40 more crank hp from its 2L engine 13 years before the frs came out. Besides, you're basing your comments purely on speculation and it makes you look foolish.
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Originally Posted by themadscientist
Which supports my argument that the miata's engine is pathetic. Congradulations. Don't mistake my mentioning the FA20 as some measure of a love for it, I have none. At the very best, I would call that engine "adequate." The S2000 engine, yeah, now you are in epic territory.
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Honda could not get that 240HP 2.0L to pass today's US emission standards though. I am not a big fan of the Subaru FA20 either but 200HP out of 2.0L NA motor is pretty good now. There is a pretty short list of engine manufacturers who can match it and get the engine certified for CA and the rest of the US.
Mazda stated early on that the MX-5 had to at least match the current cars HP so my guess has been 170HP all along. We will find out in the next couple months. A spokesperson at the Mazda display at Daytona told me the car is expected to go on sale sometime in August.