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Why do people make hp/displacement arguments? While it is intellectually interesting that a 1.3 L engine has such a high specific output, it is meaningless in the real world unless it can be (and is) scaled up. NA 5+ L beats NA 1.3 L regardless of technology. What matters is how a car drives. If nobody told you the car was 1.3 L, you wouldn't know it. 170 rwhp is respectable, but does not stand out among today's cars.
I think that one of reasons the last gen RX-7 did so well was because it was turbocharged. One of its main selling points was that people could crank up the power immensely with very little cost. That will not be true for this engine.
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