Shortly after the outgoing generation of the Eagle has been reviewed and compared to other rivals in its class, here is the announced new generation!
One of the major changes can be seen from the outside, and that is the new bodyshell we are now using, mainly because the old one was just kind of dated and also because this is just as small, even a little bit lighter and just as sleek.
The second major change is that the differences in suspension tuning between the eco, fun and sport lines are now much more meaningful. Eco is now tuned for more comfort and drivability, sport more towards sport, and fun for somewhere in between but still more on the drivability side. Also, there is now a Base version with a naturally aspirated Inline 6 engine which features the same suspension setup as the 6-cylinder Eco models.
Eco and Fun models have 16 inch alloy rims on medium compound tires, whereas the Sport versions get 17 inch alloy rims on sport compound tires.
All models except for the Base version are available in either rear-wheel-drive or all-wheel-drive. The reason the base version isn't available with AWD is that if you buy the base version, you want something cheap and fun. And since RWD is both cheaper and more fun, AWD is not an option for it.
Many engines have been retuned.
The 2.5 fun engine now has a broader torque band and slightly improved economy compared to the previous tune.
The 2.5 sport engine has slightly increased power, slightly lower torque but a significantly wider torque band, an increased redline of now 7400RPM and significantly higher throttle response (now 45.0 instead of 37.4). All that while also making the engine more efficient.
The 4.5L fun engine has been slightly retuned for better drivability and slightly improved economy.
The 4.5L sport engine has been changed to now produce 450hp instead of 400hp due to turbo tweaking and cam profile optimisation without compromising drivability or economy, but making for much better performance.
The Eagle HP now comes with AWD as standard. For those brave enough to opt for RWD only, they can have it be RWD only (with no extra charge). This is mainly because the Sport X 8 is stupid fast accelerating with the new retuned engine, and we don't want people going like "Why does the HP cost almost twice as much when it's actually slower?"
Also, the prices have changed. This is because the outgoing Eagle was built in the old build before markets (and therefore estimated MSRPs) were in the game. Now that they are, we have a much clearer impression of how much we want to charge for each individual model. Our customers will be happy, though, as most (if not all) versions are now cheaper than before!
Fri Oct 09, 2015 6:30 pm 
