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Originally Posted by Nurburgring
Engine is unimpressive but it was somewhat expected. Even with DI they couldnt match the S2000 torque per liter, let alone power which we really knew it wouldnt be close given the engine humble origins (the subaru f20 is really a bad starting point for a sports car engine).
I do like the weight though! Hope chassis rigidity is good.
Considering the whole car, its a nice package. A light, 200hp, RWD coupe with a 6 speed manual and LSD, and hopefully Toyota reliability at 25k? Count me IN.
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I don't think they were aiming for S2000 HP/l.... the S2k was a $30k car when it began. Considering this cars space in the market, what it achieves is acceptable, and while I am just a tad disappointed in it's output (was hoping for 210ish) I'm sure all other aspects of the engine (powerband, reliability, economy and emissions, feel) will be superb. Pretty sure they could have gotten about 230ps had they desired (as per the chief engineer), and It's ok if they left that on the table for tuners to unlock.
Let the fun begin.
Please Toyota, do not fuck up the pricing.