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Originally Posted by Calvin27
The wrx wasn't a full new chassis development. So it's natural for the brz to eat more of its development budget and have not much left for a turbo configuration. I a big part of this program was for Subaru to eventually develop their FA20DIT. From this perspective consider the brz a development project. Sure, they could drop an EJ in there and job done, but it would still leave them with no 'next gen' engine. So in this case, as a new platform, yes it would cost a lot more.
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The G4 chassis for the impreza / xv was new in 2011. The WRX jumped on that platform in 2014, when it adopted the DIT engine.
The 260 HP engine to which I was referring
is the FA20DIT, which is almost identical to the FA20/4UGSE. The development of the two engines was virtually concurrent. Not suggesting dropping in an EJ.
The chassis was a Toyota concept, with an (almost) parts-bin Subaru suspension.
I understand
why they made the decisions they made, I just think they were
bad decisions.
It's a shame, because I
really like the 86 platform... That, and it has a
much better, classier, and more intelligent aftermarket than the S2000 does... It's really sad.