Nope, the 200hp Altezza RS is a N/A engine with titanium valves tuned by Yamaha. That is the engine designed for the Altezza chassis, and I believe with that one the Altezza is achieving nearly 50/50 weight ratio.
One thing you got to remember about car magazines, they tend to choose a car that give the best first impression. They don't care about long term reliability (I think the whole long term test is B.S. for them), and they don't care too much about price. The only thing important to them is performance, comfort (to them at least), and fun factor. Other than that, they don't care.