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Originally Posted by hector
good point; i actually was aware of that example but as i recall the difference in displacement was only 0.2ltrs. (2.3 vs 2.5); 2.0 vs. 3.0 however, seems untenable to me.
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Mitsubishi, Subaru (non-US STI) and other cars have managed right around 300 hp and 300 ft/lb of torque with two liter fours. Of course I got 7 mpg on a tank of gas in an STI (US 2.5l) once, so it's not like going to a four will necessarily improve mileage numbers.