Say Goodbye To Those Dreams Of Seeing A Turbocharged Subaru BRZ
Sometimes, it’s better to just swallow the bitter pill and accept things for what they’re worth. No more is that more important than after Motor Authority essentially heard confirmation from two officials that the the current-generation will not get turbocharged, STI, or convertible versions. Since the BRZ’s counterpart in the is basically the same car, don’t pin all those hopes and dreams on the 86 going the turbocharged route either.
The good news is that the “no turbocharged version” confirmation only affects the current-generation BRZ, and for what it’s worth, the decision to steer clear of that route makes sense considering that the BRZ and 86 are already five years old and second-generation models for both sports cars have already been confirmed. It’s simply too late in life for these to get a turbocharger.
So for now, the current states of both sports coupes will remain the same. The and the will continue to be powered by 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine that pumps out 205 horsepower and 156 pound-feet of torque. They may not have gotten turbochargers from their respective companies, but at least there’s that five-horsepower and five-pound-feet of torque bump from that mid-life cycle.
Like I said, sometimes we just have to take the good with the bad and hope for brighter days ahead. Fortunately, neither Subaru nor Toyota have given indications on whether turbochargers will be included with the second-gen versions of the BRZ and Toyota, respectively. As long as that possibility is still on the table, we’ll take it.
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Say Goodbye To Those Dreams Of Seeing A Turbocharged Subaru BRZ
Sometimes, it’s better to just swallow the bitter pill and accept things for what they’re worth. No more is that more important than after Motor Authority essentially heard confirmation from two officials that the the current-generation will not get turbocharged, STI, or convertible versions. Since the BRZ’s counterpart in the is basically the same car, don’t pin all those hopes and dreams on the 86 going the turbocharged route either.
The good news is that the “no turbocharged version” confirmation only affects the current-generation BRZ, and for what it’s worth, the decision to steer clear of that route makes sense considering that the BRZ and 86 are already five years old and second-generation models for both sports cars have already been confirmed. It’s simply too late in life for these to get a turbocharger.
So for now, the current states of both sports coupes will remain the same. The and the will continue to be powered by 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine that pumps out 205 horsepower and 156 pound-feet of torque. They may not have gotten turbochargers from their respective companies, but at least there’s that five-horsepower and five-pound-feet of torque bump from that mid-life cycle.
Like I said, sometimes we just have to take the good with the bad and hope for brighter days ahead. Fortunately, neither Subaru nor Toyota have given indications on whether turbochargers will be included with the second-gen versions of the BRZ and Toyota, respectively. As long as that possibility is still on the table, we’ll take it.
Continue after the jump to read the full story.
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Say Goodbye To Those Dreams Of Seeing A Turbocharged Subaru BRZ
