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Yea the FA20 has a ton of low end torque under the dip. Nobody ever acknowledges this. This is my take too. The FA20 feels sublime between 6000 rpm and redline. It loves to be in that range and its so rewarding to wring it out. I mostly agree with Cammisas opinions, but taking the the FA20 to redline not being rewarding is hogwash to me. |
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This is a wonderfully open platform - looking forward to tuners just focussing on performance and not spending a lifetime trying to cure the torque dip. Am I right or am I right! |
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The new engine is sitting within 95% of peak torque up until just before 7k. She likes to rev hard to redline - that a very hefty amount of torque up there. We have images around here and I think someone did an estimate at the numbers per 100 or so (if i recall) revs which came out rather good. |
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Has there been any reviews talking about the steering feedback relative to the FRS/BRZ? Always thought that was one area that had some room for improvement.
And I think the FA20's engine issue isn't just the torque dip, but even past that dip it feels flat, versus say a K20A where it feels like the engine keeps wanting to make more power. Not an exciting engine to wring out in stock form. |
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Also, I saw somebody mention the knuckle; here are pictures I took of the front knuckle. Definitely aluminum. However, this car we were filming on was a pre-production prototype. I didn't check the cars we were driving. Also, here's the rear suspension. The lower arms definitely seem like a thicker gauge steel than the previous combination arms. Which is good because the old LCA's often broke.
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So as of now we won't know if these cars will feel any different from each other, until they are in NA customers hands. I know Japan media was able to directly compare these cars, but I felt translation was a little lost. Thanks for the pictures though. |
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