Why not a bigger engine
I can't believe I read three pages and nobody hit on the real reason... weight.
bigger motor weigh more and in motorsports you want lightweight... less mass to get moving and slow down.... this is why the VR4s suck (apart from putting 5lbs. of **** in a 4lb. bag that you have to work on).
ask anybody who tracks / road races any car above 3500lbs.. the cost in brakes and tires is just insane due to the mass.
the evo has enough weight due to the motor... we need to lose some fat in the X but that will never happen.
bigger motor weigh more and in motorsports you want lightweight... less mass to get moving and slow down.... this is why the VR4s suck (apart from putting 5lbs. of **** in a 4lb. bag that you have to work on).
ask anybody who tracks / road races any car above 3500lbs.. the cost in brakes and tires is just insane due to the mass.
the evo has enough weight due to the motor... we need to lose some fat in the X but that will never happen.
Why is it 2.0? Because Group N homologation rules dictate that. There are other Group N rules such as a minimum of 1,000 units must be produced and that is why the Jap Subbies still run the 2.0. Yes, Group N, not WRC. The WRC cars you see are ran as base Lancers and are allowed many more modifications (hence why the 4G63 is in there) than Group N allows.
^I like your train of thought.
With a bigger motor the turbo will run out of breathe. I would rather have some good pull up top and sacrifice a little down low than have something that has good torque and doesn't want to pull to redline. I guess it boils down to what you enjoy. I know these aren't the reasons for keeping it a 2.0l but I like it that way.
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