|
Well Bern, the displacement isn't about being outdated it's whether it slows the car down too much. A too small of displacement would make it underpowered whereas a too large of displacement would be bad for FE, weight, handling, aka peripheral factors. The size of the engine is a big factor in how large the engine bay needs to be and how sturdy the components must be designed which also affects the weight.
And one of the toyota execs has already stated they could get greedy and produce 230PS or about 228 BHP. This is Toyota's responsible sportys car. Not like the CR-Zzz but not like the Honda S2000 either.
The point I make is since it's going to be packed with technology it doesn't have to be big. And since the turbo model is the mid-upper range the base doesn't need to be powerful either. The base engine needs to be cheap and reliable. The turbo engine is where the fun is at.
|