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why not the LS2LS7? @ Jun 29th 2008 4:51PM
A Toyota V6? WTF?
I would have to think they could get a power plant with better power density from myriad sources.
gt-racer @ Jun 29th 2008 5:17PM
^exactly
George @ Jun 29th 2008 5:29PM
Excuse me but the Toyota 2GR engine is one of the most hi-tech engines out there. That rating of 268 hp is down 2 hp from the standard camry/avalon/rx350. Nice tuning Lotus and way to cheap out as the is350 version has DI and churns out a rock-steady 315 hp.
BTW, one of Ward's ten best for 2006, 2007, 2008....
Yar @ Jun 29th 2008 5:46PM
@ George.
Yea, since being high tech is what makes you go fast...
why not the LS2LS7? @ Jun 29th 2008 6:02PM
It's not about the tech.
They could get more HP from the same size plant (and probably same weight) from a smallblock V8. Or they could go the other way and go with various 3.0L-range motors available, or even some superb 2.0L turbos (although that would make it not possible to add a turbo later).
Next question, why put a turbo on when you could use a derivation of the TRD supercharger?
Hike15 @ Jun 29th 2008 6:28PM
WEll toyota supplies the powerplant in the elise
CarbonBlack @ Jun 29th 2008 6:43PM
This engine is going to give lotus a lot of tuning options! When they start working on a faster version, the engine will be easy to tune.
Harrison @ Jun 29th 2008 9:09PM
Oh right, Lotus with their god-knows-how-many engineers and experience know nothing about engines.