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      04-06-2021, 06:51 PM   #73
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Originally Posted by RMachuca3d View Post
To anyone complaining why no turbo....

Engineering explained did a whole video about it, in the end it has to do with packaging, weight distribution, cost, gearing, efficiency and so on, including tire diameters, unsprung weight increase from bigger brakes because the car will be heavier and go faster etc.... it would have had a huge domino effect at the essence of why the car exists would no longer be in correlation of what the car is meant to be, which would pretty much make it pointless.
Cost is the biggest factor here. A 255hp Toyota sports car would be more expensive and need turbo etc... more weight... that already exists in the Supra 2.0 at $43k.
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