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Originally Posted by Rampage
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.
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They could make it pass emissions, however, it wasn't an efficient engine and with the gearing needed to delivery a quick car the fuel economy was shit. That's a bigger nail in the F20C/F22C coffin.
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