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Originally Posted by airjonny
I still want to see something where a simple tune is going to add thousands of dollars to the car. If all that money went into the chassis, I sure hope it won't have the body roll of a 90s Mustang.
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Because there is no such thing as "a simple tune" unless you can discount longterm reliability, emissions standards in multiple regions, fuel economy across multiple driving cycles, actual road
and track performance, and driver enjoyment.
Engine design and control is not a cheap thing to do properly, it's why new engines are such a big deal, it absolutely would add to the sticker price to meet consumer demands for more power (because there's only so much you can compromise one of the factors I listed above before it begins to turn people away from the car), it's not a switch that can be easily flipped, there are repercussions.
Also worth noting that the 2.0L is being rated differently than what we currently have (lower torque), I have a feeling it's been tweaked from the Mazda3 & CX-5 we are assuming.
Mazda is not in the business of making dyno queens, very few automakers are. Might as well be asking Nissan why they aren't selling 900+ hp GTR's because "the aftermarket can do it".
People who dig Miatas are excited, the people who have never been attracted to them will continue to not be attracted to them, I fail to see your problem other than "I want mine with a sprinkle of +20hp fairy dust".
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themadscientist You clearly did not understand my post. Mazda wants to build a car for $X MSRP, they expect to sell Y units in this market, they have Z budget to develop it and put it into production. They allocated their money to making the chassis light instead of adding power, it's not a difficult concept, they aren't running a charity, it's a profit driven company. They didn't use the NC motor because it is terribly inefficient and rather heavy (still iron block I believe), the 2.0L is an upgrade in every way (better torque curve, more efficient, lighter, meets worldwide emissions easily) except peak power.
Gotta pay to play, going fast costs money, the S2000 is dead and the Miata lives on because it has modest goals and brings a smile to the target buyer.