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Originally Posted by serialk11r
That's interesting, because the Elise with the 1.8 NA obviously has greater acceleration than even most performance cars (even at low rpm), and the supercharger only gives you a 15% boost. So perhaps our butt dynos have a subjective aspect that they didn't pay much attention to? Like, the Miata feels fast despite being slower as you say..
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When it comes to engine subjective satisfaction, sound tone, loudness, and quality, throttle response, and throttle calibration play a much bigger role than peak power at WOT, IMO. How the engine feels and sounds at part throttle is where you spend most of your driving time, so an engine that is special, seems special all the time, not just at WOT.
Yes, a Miata's engine has modest output, but that has little to do with how fun the car is. Give the FA20 a set of lungs befitting the rest of the car, and the BRZ will be that much closer to world class.