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235 hp out of a turbo 4 banger sounds OK to me, remember VW only gets 200 hp out of their motor. The rating is better than the NA 6, and the engine will likely weigh a lot less. In the smaller cars, where there will probably be only 3 and 4 pot motors the engine bay can be 8 or 10 inches shorter allowing more interior space in a car of the same size. In these models additional weight savings are possible as the engine mounts and associated platform elements do not have to be as heavy as they would have been with an I6.
Bottom line is we are going to have to wait and see how these cars drive. I hope these new EPA fuel economy standards are not going to be like 1968 when pollution controls appeared in the US. Horsepower and fuel economy numbers fell like a rock overnight and did not recover for a long time.
Who wants to take the bus just so the Maldives does not go under water?
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