Being a Subaru boxer engine if it *were* to be turbocharged wouldnāt the intercooler be on top of the engine and wouldnāt the hood have an air ducting scoop?If you zoom into the big front grille, you don't see an intercooler. Its all empty. Pretty sure its going to be the NA engine.
I actually just read of the FB25 on the FT86club forum in reference to the 2nd gen.Does that mean the 86 will use the FB engine instead of the FA24 like we originally thought?
Does that mean the 86 will use the FB engine instead of the FA24 like we originally thought?
The FB is considered the more "efficiency focused" of the new engine platform. Generally longer stroked and has a narrower valve angle than the FAs IIRC.I actually just read of the FB25 on the FT86club forum in reference to the 2nd gen.
Someone there quoted it makes 205hp and 186 lb-ft of torque.
Thatās a bit less than the projected 217hp of the naturally aspirated FA24. Someone else there also mentioned that the FBās rods are thinner than the ones in the FA24 NA.
Aside, I donāt know how well thatās going to work in Japan or other world markets that tax quite a bit higher on engines larger than 2.0L.
But if the engine does turn out to be the FB25 with the same horsepower rating as before but in a body that weighs even 50lbs more (or higher) than the 1st gen car that will be disappointing.
At minimum the car should not go backwards on specs including power to weight ratio from the first generation even if there is more torque and an improved torque curve.
Hope the GR86 gets an improvement on the old specs though.