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Subaru engineered this car, toyota did the design work. It is interesting to see Suby running a chain driven 86mmX86mm square engine. 200hp out of a 2.0 isn't bad. I am interested to see what aftermarket support can do for output. The car looks amazing, I love it.
I have been thinking that this could be the car to replace the Super Sentra. Sigh. It does need more power though. It needs like 250 crank or so. If this car can have the straight line power and response of an S2k but in a lighter (better looking) package, then I would love to have it.
It is rumored that Yamaha helped with head development, as they do in Toyota's higher end cars. but port design leaves a little to be desired. I would love to see what some cams, bigger exhaust, and some simple tuning mods can do for output. At 12.5:1 compression, I don't see turbocharging as a very viable option. But we will have to see.