You quoted the wrong person, LOL. I have no concern whatsoever. I was merely pointing out to tikal that these configurations DO exist, and people DO purchase them, even here.
Actually, I do have one small concern, and that is of longevity, since a 1.5L turbo engine is going to be higher stressed than a 2.5L non-turbo moving the same car. But as far as power, they move along just fine.*
Oh, and to add one more: the Camry is slated to get a smaller 4cyl turbo engine in 2021. Toyota already has a 2.0L turbo in the Lexus NX, it may be a smaller version of that, although I doubt it as the AR engine family is physically larger (most are 2.4-2.7L) so it would seem the 2.0L variant which is currently the smallest version is likely to remain the smallest. There is no turbo DI version of the ZR engines (1.8L here, mostly), so I doubt it will be based on that. It may be a clean slate engine, who knows.
*we (in the field) are already seeing this, as expected, in the form of blown up engines, especially Honda. They've already extended the warranty on Civics and CRVs (I think the little Acura CUV is in there too). They site oil dilution as the main issue, and I figured this was going to be a problem for them as they were, at the time, the only ones specifying 0w20 oil even on these little high stressed turbo engines. Most everyone else still specs 5w30, even if their other engines spec 0w20 or 5w20. Which is frightening to think that now VAG has a 0w20 spec for some of their newest engines. If history is any indicator, it will not end well.
https://www.consumerreports.org/car...a-extends-warranty-on-troubled-turbo-engines/
Of course, Honda will voluntarily stand behind their products, admit fault, and try and remedy the situation. VAG, on the other hand, will likely do nothing, blame the owner, and end up getting saddled with a lawsuit over it. Just watch. They are still fighting with the class action for the earlier EA888 Failtrain engines even now.
