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Originally Posted by [es vi: eks]
Actually I read a artical late last year about this...
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Bingo. The FB16(guessing) would be too late for the FT-86 release. But since I know that would have a turbo version, I'd wait for that one instead of going with a N/A FB20. 200BHP out of 1.6l with a turbo should be pretty easy/cheap
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Originally Posted by Zorro
I honestly think the car will fail in America if it doesn't have a turbo model pushing 300hp.
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It's a good thing that they're not marketing it to the typical American then isn't it? Honestly the view that Americans will only buy big engines is based on the false notion that bashing a small engine car is bad for sales. If anything a negative view from the "old schools" is better because we have a large rebellion/anti-popular crowd IMHO. The Mustang was the best selling "muscle car" and it wasn't the most powerful and even offered lower range engines when others didn't *cough*iron duke*cough*. It was marketed for it's better handling many times including the original years!
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Considering that weight is just as important as HP a 230BHP/2800lb FT86 should be plenty of competition for the 300BHP/3700lb Mustang/Camaro. Especially since the FT86 is going to be a far smaller profile and more aerodynamic too.