7000? I say 8000. And actually if they use a DI DOHC 1.5l engine with high-cam VTEC, that's about where the peak power would be. Somewhere in the 7600-7900 range.
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Turbos pervert the torque curve. To me it's a completely unnatural feel when driving. I don't like the plateaus that they have. I like the way an NA engine pulls to the top of its powerband and then runs out of breath. It just feels organic to me.
Oh yes. I will take an NA engine that I can wind out over a turbocharged lump every day.
To be honest, my dream FieSTa woulda had a 175hp version of the Focus engine.
Who else is offering NA engines anymore? The Fiesta ST, Abarth, and Sonic RS all have turbo mills with sub-7k redlines. Yeah, not at all like what I want.
I just want a 160-170hp N/A fit with a 6-speed and old-school Honda dynamics. Is that too freakin much to ask, Honda?!
It's the first CVT. But they used to have a God-awful 4speed auto as well.
The WRX had an auto for a long time. In fact, I think 09 wad the first year without. And even then it still carried on in the Impreza GT.
If they could make it diesel without AdBlue and hook it up to a manual, I'd fight you for first in line.
I wish they had kept the K20Z line in production for this reason. This car with my Si's engine would be a rocket. And then it would be in the same tax bracket as the current 1.5 I believe.
I've been saying for 2 years now that we need them to bring this truck over. Hopefully the Colorado will be a success, and the small truck market will come back into play, and VW will make the right decision.
I said they'd never go back to their high revving NA engines. Re-read it.
The Civic Si is still sub-3000 lbs. I don't know where you got 3300. That's talking in Accord territory.
Depends on how that power is made. Honda (unfortunately) will never go back to their stratospheric redline engine making more than 100hp/liter. But if it's the TurboVtec 1.5, I'm guessing 160 would be enough because they'll have the torque.
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That's definitely possible. And of course sound mixing these days can actually make clips using voice algorithms. I remember back when the last Tupac album came out that there was a big to-do because they were able to mix him to say G-Unit and things that he woulda never said or known to say before he died.
My big question isn't so much about the looks, he looks close enough and closer than any other actor could. My big concern is the voice. Paul Walker, and therefore Brian has a pretty distinct voice. And it would throw me off if his brother had a dramatically different voice.
I love the Skyline Mustang. I don't care. I do.
The only thing I would be worried about it what would happen if you just gave it a good jerk? As it's a connection of belts and pullies and similar hardware, what happens if some Vin Diesel sized individual really gives it a workout back and forth? Seems like a system that would cause a lot of wear?