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Originally Posted by Maxim
Yes, that's why I think this car will miss the weight target....2750-2800 is what my guess is. And with that, it will need more than 200hp (or at least an equal amount of torque, which would require a low pressure turbo) to really be decently quick.
I think some of the confusion about my standpoint is that I am not interested in the car unless it does really well, because the aftermarket is of huge importance to me. The car needs to be really damn competitive out of the box otherwise it wont gain aftermarket support and I won't be able to mod the shit out of it.
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but lets be honest here. who in their right mind actually believed their target weight anyways. i personally hope the car is as close to 2700 lbs as possible. a realistic hope. and for todays cars that is pretty lightweight.
that's the main difference between someone like you and someone like me. 200 hp is plenty enough for a car that wasnt made to be fast. you have to remember that the price of the car has to be divided amongst all systems, not just the engine and how fast it can make the car go. one of the screen captures of the nurburgring tests shows what looks like a bilstein shock. that imo is a good sign. it shows perhaps why the engine may only have 200 hp. perhaps they also spent money in other key areas...
i totally agree with you on aftermarket support. but with the subaru connection, i think its a no brainer at this point...