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Originally Posted by BlaqWhole
I think that regardless of the power band or whatever other excuse people come up with, GM designed this car purposely. The compression ration of this engine along with the 1.7L blower allows it to get up to speed very quickly. Any moderate to pro driver would know how to keep the car in it's power effectively. And those of us with the A10, well that trans just automatically finds the right gear to keep it moving. The only lag I have noticed in this car is from a dead stop or a slow roll, like under 20 MPH. At any other speed this thing just immediately gets right into power and blasts off. Even with minimal throttle input. Even when it doesn't downshift the instant boost just propels it. I have many times wondered why they chose the 1.7 liter when they could have gone with a 1.9, 2.1 or larger. I mean heck KB was making 1.7L blowers for the New Edge 2V GTs back over a decade ago. But after driving this car and feeling how well it responds, it is clear that they were designing it to work as a complete whole instead of making it just a bland engine with a killer blower. A lot of thought and design went into this car.
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IIRC They chose a 1.7L, bc that is what would fit under the hood of the Corvette in the Z06.