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Originally Posted by WolfpackS2k
Can we please get back on topic?
1) This is wonderful news if true.
2) I really hope they stay true to the original mission statement, and the 2nd gen doesn't suffer from bloat and focus group requests (i.e. more room! bigger rear seat! etc etc)
3) If Subaru plans to use the new corporate 2.4 liter maybe there's hope, the 2nd time around, for an NA and turbo option. Would be strange, as for a lot of people I think the extra power of the 2.4 would be enough to satisfy them, thus maybe removing some demand for a turbo model. Then again, that's the kind of backward logic we see all the time from automakers.  |
A large enough boost in power from the factory will involve some serious changes to the car. Most likely would result in the bloat that people do not want to see. I know that this is not a popular opinion but it could also push the business case to use the new global platform. Although some people don't want to believe it they have made it very clear that platform is the future for Subaru and to have one model that does not use it may not fit with their vision. A standalone with the upgrades needed to deal with more power could also bloat the price to a point where the casual driver would not be interested, forcing it into even a tighter niche than it is now.