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I think 180hp is plenty in a Fiesta. Horsepower races can (and often do) lead to philistines' cars. By the time you have beefed up the frame and suspension to handle the extra power, you end up with a truncated Focus-and what's the point in that?

Yes, but the turbo makes all the difference which is not shown by the raw numbers. The n/a 2.0 probably made ~140 lb.ft of torque of torque at 4000 RPM and 150 hp @~6000.

A small turbo engine will have a flat torque curve from less than than 2000 to past 4000. The small turbo will spool faster than a larger one.The turbo engine will be much stronger in the low-mid range than the old 2.0.

Bigger is not always better. Stuffing huge motors in small cars always seems like a great idea, but the end results are usually dogs. That said, I'm sure that the initial offering will be conservatively tuned so that there is room for 'improvement' in the 2014 model!