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Originally Posted by whtchocla7e
Show us another 100hp/liter engine in production for $25K.
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OMG you are right.
Oh wait,
Matrix XRS 1.8L ~$18k was rated 180hp.
Celica GT-S ~$22-25k 1.8L rated 180hp or 190hp(some counties)
Corolla XRS $17k 1.8L was rated 164hp and 170hp but averagely dynoed at ~155whp. I guess that's 180hp assuming 15% drive-train loss.
Of course not in production but it happened that there were 100hp/liter under $25k even if you consider the inflation adjustment today..
There were other Toyota engines that was or over 100hp per liter too like the BEAMS 3SGE 2.0L at 207hp+ .. They also made a Torquey version of the 2.0L 3SGE where it can hit 216 nm or 160ft-lbs at 4800rpm..
I'm not even counting those boatload of Honda engines here.
The thing is, 100hp per Liter NA is an old news and it's not even amazing anymore. Being the best engine just for having 100hp/liter is just ridiculous because that is not super rare. The FA20 is in the top 10 for other better reason.
I'm pretty much happy it's with the top 10 but I wonder what really convinced the judges. It could be the very low center of gravity.