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Originally Posted by Yardjass
I highly doubt that for a naturally aspirated 2 to 2.5 liter flat four, which would be comparable to a Honda K20/K24. The Honda K series is basically a masterpiece and there's a reason very few companies have something comparable.
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Why? It's not alien technology.
It's a well designed motor for sure - but even if it had some 'secret sauce' it would be easy enough for anyone to reverse engineer and build their own version (given sufficient budget).
Also I didn't say Subaru could necessarily engineer a *flat four* with equivalent efficiency - motor configurations all have different strengths/weaknesses - my point was rather that different constraints and design decisions impact the overall efficiency/output of an engine system. It's not because we're 'going in reverse' with engine technology (as someone mentioned in the thread), quite the opposite.