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Originally Posted by jonnyozero3
I vote Subaru just gives the FA20 an extra two cylinders and a requisite bump in displacement. A flat NA six would be magical in this chassis. There's an inch or two of room to scoot the engine back to help with weight distribution, and the extra engine weight penalty should be minor when compared to the potential lbs-per-horsepower improvement.
Plus, keeping the BRZ NA would also keep the cross-shopping confusion down....as was said earlier, Midweight/AWD/Turbo/4-door vs Lightweight/RWD/NA/2+2 Coupe. Perfect complimentary and diverse solution to stacking the model lineup in a marketable fashion. It also lets Subaru be different from Toyota/Scion, who might be going the supercharger FI route (if you put any credence to the previous rumors and hints from Toyota).
Such a BRZ would put the base Cayman (and maybe the S, depending on power) squarely in STI's cross-hairs. For ~half the price.
....one can dream  |
My point was they showed an FA16DIT right beside the FA20 when they revealed it.
Right beside it. Yet there is NO mention of it when turbo rumours pop up.
The one in the background. 1.6L DI with a Legacy-style turbo mounting setup.
Plus my guess as for the power output of the WRX STI are because it will likely have more power than the turbo Legacy, that is already confirmed with a 300 hp FA20DIT.
This would be the obvious solution to turbo toe-stepping between the BRZ and WRX.