[tachi1247]

In regards to the original thread, I think that eventually there will be 2 engine choices. Based on what I've read/seen the introductory model is going to be normally aspirated and will be somewhere between 170 hp and 200. This seems realistic albeit very disappointing from an enthusiast's perspective. For $25k I would expect to have a minimum of 250hp.

I believe that later on the car will get a turbo variant and some suspension mods, rims, etc and a $30k price tag. People are shooting this down saying that it would be too expensive to develop a second engine option, but it is almost a guarantee that this car is going to share the engine with the next generation Impreza and turbo charged WRX version. Subaru is not a large car company and relative to the market doesn't sell a lot of vehicles so they certainly cannot afford to develop an all new engine and then not put it in a bunch of cars. I expect that we will see different versions of this same engine in their FT-86 variant, the impreza, the forester, and maybe even an outback. It seems only logical that at some point it will get a turbo and just to keep their relationship balanced toyota would want their car to have a similar spec sheet to the subie version.

I agree with most of the previous comments about the S2k and the MR-2. the MR-2 was definitely too impractical for the common man. I'm not buying a roadster if I can't at least get a set of golf clubs in it. The people that can afford to buy cars that are that impractical can afford to buy nicer more expensive ones that don't put out 140hp. They buy a boxster or an elise. As for the S2000 it wasn't too expensive for what you got, it just had the wrong engine. The average driver in the US wants low end torque and isn't impressed by a 240hp 4 cylinder revving to 9000rpm. They could have sold twice as many S2000s if they had put a straight six under that long hood. Just look at the Z3....BMW sold a ton more of those once they dumped the 4 cylinder and went to I6 engine choices.