R400 duratec, is it due an "upgrade"?

[griffchris]

Hi, after years of deliberation, I'm just about ready to order an R400 kit. The duratec R400 has been on sale for a good few years, the R300 and R500 are now discontinued. The position of the R400 in the range looks a bit "asymmetric" at the moment, the Supersport R is pretty close spec wise, with the only major differences being the 6 speed box and "only" 30bhp, then above the R400 there's a 100bhp gap to the 620R (the CSR is a bit of a different proposition).

Does anyone think (or know) if there might be any plans to "upgrade" the R400 in the near future (R450 maybe)? The 160 and 620R are now developed and on sale, might be something to keep the development engineers occupied for a bit. I appreciate model upgrades are few and far between, and the cycle of model updates used by mainstream car manufacturers does not apply.

Thanks

Chris

[griffchris]

OK thanks, as has been said, I'm sure >400 bhp/ton will be enough for me, even for what I plan to be a track biased car. I just don't want to put my money down, only for a new spec to be released immediately after - though as always there are no guarantees against this.

I think I'll leave the roller barrel upgrade to start with , might be something to keep me on my toes if the standard 210bhp begins to feel a bit pedestrian...