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Originally Posted by CrowsFeast
I do kind of expect it to be marketed to a slightly more general public. Toyota investors are going to want their returns.
The only things I think the car really needs are the elimination of the torque dip (why was there one in the first place? Seems to be really easy to mod out if you're not bound by your racing build), Door checks that actually hold (as mentioned many times) and better sound quality. I think those are all achievable without investing too much money or adding too much weight (not talking about a huge sound improvement).
I think they're probably going to increase the weight (probably more sound deadening if nothing else, maybe as much as 3050 lbs [1400 kg]). They'll probably bump the power by 15-20 hp because that's generally what people expect from any generation change; but it will still be the FA20. Do we know what year it will be? I'm guessing 2022.
Doesn't matter for me though. I don't tend to buy new cars as I just don't have the budget for it.
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The dip is a by product of needing to meet emission standards. Yes it is very easy to tune out if you do not need to meet those requirements but the engineers don't have the luxury of ignoring them that modders do. Personally I think the dip is much ado about nothing anyway since it has no real impact on the street drivability. Don't know that they can squeeze another 10 or 20 out of the FA (back to those mileage and emissions requirements) but maybe they have a rabbit up their sleeve someplace.