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Originally Posted by serialk11r
That's not exactly true, a lot of the supercars still have high revving engines. The brand new Audi R8 V10 still goes past 8000rpm, and the top of the line Porsche motors are going past 9000rpm.
There is nothing inherently wrong with NA and high revs, you can make the emissions work. The K20A and K24A2 were designed in the early 2000s, which is what, 2 whole emissions regulation updates ago? There's no reason to try and make the cold start and catalyst warranty requirements work on such an old engine design, and customers are demanding more torque, which is why almost everyone is going turbo.
If it's any glimmer of hope, the K24W7 actually still revs past 7000rpm despite that being completely unnecessary.
Either way, I'm okay with any of the current 4 cylinder Honda engines being in a RWD car. They all have pretty respectable power output and efficiency, have higher-than-average rev limiters, and seem to share much of the bottom end with their predecessors, which could be safely overrevved quite a bit. I am not a fan of turbos, but that won't be a problem; I'll turn down the boost for better response, then modify the turbine so it makes hp at the top end. The S660 really got my hopes up because it is very out of character for Honda to make such a thing, so I am hoping they take the RMR mantle from Toyota and make something epic.
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Yeah I wouldn't mind a turbo engine either, but NA would be my first choice for its simplicity and response. In any even the bigger hurdle is probably corporate Honda choking on the sales numbers they saw for the ND Miata, 370z, Twins, and especially their own S2000.
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Originally Posted by strat61caster
Considering they put out two of 'em in the past 2 years, I think odds are decent Honda isn't going to completely abandon RWD.
Will it ever be something we can get our grubby mitts on is the more important question imo.
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Agree, it wouldn't surprise me if an S2000 replacement never even reached the US. Just don't seem to have a market here for lightweight RWD sports cars sadly.