GT86 in latest EVO magazine

[Sonic 4]

Peeps

 

don't know if you've spotted but there's a review of the Cosworth Gt86 in EVO magazine? seems they liked it but thought the suspension setup could do with some work

 

anyone else seen it?

[rob275 1817]

I dont tend to read mags, scan it in for us

[remal 85]

It was more about the lack of mid range and power it could do with. It was either the last or most recent review they did on the supercharged Cosworth 86 review that have also done 

[Sonic 4]

here you go

 

 

[Lauren 2259]

Sounds like Cosworth haven't quite sorted the car as a whole package. Wonder what suspension it's running?

[Special K 442]

I am somewhat surprised that EVO  don't mention the brakes... for me, that was the outstanding bit of their demo car.

 

(Or mebbe they do... I can't read the whole scanned article..)

 

 

Spec K

[rob275 1817]

Sounds like Cosworth haven't quite sorted the car as a whole package. Wonder what suspension it's running?

 

I thought it was running stock, though this article suggests otherwise.

 

Keith, they do mention the brakes

[Lauren 2259]

If it's running stock suspension with an SC kit, that isn't a fully developed car IMO. 

[Ade 517]

Especially with grippy 235 tyres!

 

Did I hear Cosworth might be working with a suspension company to bring out a suspension package?..... maybe the dreamt it.

[Lauren 2259]

When I went out with it as an NA, I wasn't impressed with the 235's on 18's on it. To be fair, that I was a passenger didn't help.

[griffinnn 11]

If it's running stock suspension with an SC kit, that isn't a fully developed car IMO. 

 

Says its running aftermarket coilovers, just doesn't say what.

[Sonic 4]

well lets be honest Cosworth is an engine company after all,

seems like they liked the supercharger kit

[Lauren 2259]

Yes they are to be fair, but when they keep talking about complete packages and the like, they were obviously hoping to have an approved 'Cosworth GT86' to sell. 

[JamesP1991 222]

Surprised he said the chassis struggled with the bump in power, especially after thats exactly what many journo's said the chassis needed to unlock it's full potential! But I guess it all comes down again to the setup on the coilovers

[Ade 517]

Yes they are to be fair, but when they keep talking about complete packages and the like, they were obviously hoping to have an approved 'Cosworth GT86' to sell. 

 

If thats the case they need to pull their finger out, as R&D is going very slowly. I'd bet good money that there are a couple Engineers working on the FA20 and they probably keep getting pulled to more important jobs which keep delaying things.

 

If they put enough resources in place, it wouldn't take years, more a matter of months.

 

I'd love to see a cosworth GT86 special like the Impreza they did.

[Ade 517]

Out of curisosity, I just had a look at the Evo Review of the CS400.

 

I quote: "So how did Cosworth go about getting 395bhp from the 2.5? ‘We started by running what we call a Finite Element Analysis,’ Woods explains, ‘and saw immediately that the piston and rod would not provide the durability we wanted."

 

How many other companies have the knowledge and resources to do a finite element analysis (basically mathematically model the piston and rod to determine fatigue and failure rates). When Stage 3 internals come out, you can guarentee they will have done the R&D for the fa20 to be bullet proof.

 

Tons of people run the Impreza with 400+ hp with standard rods and pistons, but Cosworth are able to mathematically model the system and determine how many cycles the rods/pistons can take before one or many of them starts to fatigue.

 

You can bet your bottom dollar/pund/euro, they've done it for the fa20 and they their reasoning for 280hp - the highest they consider safe for long term reliability.

[Lauren 2259]

Toyota won't approve them, so it's never going to happen. I think that has curtailed the development as they are just the same as every other big tuner out there.