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I still think that there will be a N/A engine and a turbo'd engine, but I do have to say something in this cars defense. I have owned a car with 260hp/260lbft of torque(2.0 liter) and I had a daily driver 240sx which had 140hp and 152lbft of torque which was a very fun car to drive. If this boxer engine is torquey like they claim, it will be fun to drive.
If we dont see a turbo it will because of emissions related and not price. toyota has no problem asking for money!!!!!
when i herd it was gonna be the boxster engine i nearly had a heart attack, best sounding motor out there that isnt in a 100K+ car.
im not sure it would compete with that, the genisis is so damn heavy, ive herd complaints about the 4cyl turbo verson being to heavy and with too much lag. this car with 250 hp...it will be faster then the base genisis but slower then the GT. if this car is released as ive herd its supposed to be sub 3k lbs (prolly sub 3200 turboed). this would compete with the mazdaspeed3, cobalt ss, GTI R32(if they still make that) and the WRX.
i think hes referring to the recalls, which wouldnt effect this car besides price anyways. if anything the recalls will be a plus. their cars are already cheaper as a result of all this and its been blown up because of their share of the market place. it isnt a coincidence that the biggest fuss has been made at the biggest compeditor to US automakers. they are just playing the right cards and it may benifit us in the end.
Last edited by bigbird; 03-05-2010 at 10:53 PM.
Most new Lexus car engines are direct injection (exceptions are the ES350, SC430, and GS460). But, there are two types of Toyota direct injection: D-4 and D-4S.
D-4S is Toyota's high performance dual injection fuel system (port and direct). It's used in the 306hp 2GR-FSE in the IS350/GS350, the 380hp 1UR-FSE in the LS460, and the 416hp 2UR-GSE in the IS-F.
The IS250's 4GR-FSE is the normal D-4 direct injection.
Since the Subaru boxer engine has been fitted with Toyota's D-4S system, we should see around 175hp-200+hp depending on tuning and/or model.
We might only see 200+hp if this engine uses Subaru's Dual-AVCS variable valve timing. And without a turbo, the boxer engine will have equal length exhaust, which means it won't have the signature Subie (turbo) boxer sound.
Last edited by Jason.MZW20; 03-11-2010 at 07:45 AM.
really, i didnt know thats what made that sound, i thought it was just the HO factor. id still love it, two of my favorite automakers having a love child...cant go wrong.
question however for anyone who knows, why does subie choose a boxer setup for their motors? dont they even do it with their 6 cyls too. what advantage does it provide other then space considerations?
EDIT: found this
http://www.motorimage.net/MIG/subaru...ence/?pg=boxer
Last edited by bigbird; 03-14-2010 at 06:15 PM.
I think a 2.0 4 cylinder should make about 200 hp and around 170 lbs of torque. It would be a good balance of power along with the weight.
boxer design also lowers the cars center of gravity which is a big plus!
in terms of the whole turbo/non turbo discussion... Isnt the turbo version only going to be the subaru version, and the toyota version will only be availabe in japan, everywhere else will get the subaru version?
no. everywhere will get the toyota version. theres also a turbo version coming out for the ft86. pretty much the only thing that will be different between the two cars is the drivetrain(rwd/awd) and the exterior of the car. everything else is said to be almost identical.
I think hes talking about the FT-86 G's Sport concept which is rumored to be getting a 2.0L turbo charged engine. I don't think 160hp will be for the regular FT-86/FR-S. I think they're knocking down the hp numbers for the hybrid version. At 160hp it will be significantly underpowered against its competition and Toyota is very aware of that.
http://www.ft86talk.com/forums/pictu...t-concept.html
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