Subaru launches first diesel engine

barnettgs · 23 Jan 2008 at 18:51

http://www.whatcar.com/news-article.aspx?NA=230431

Sorry, it's not for Impreza just yet but...

The Subaru Legacy Sports Tourer and Outback estates will be available with a 147bhp 2.0-litre turbodiesel engine and cost from £19,995.

In the Legacy Sports Tourer, the engine gives the car a 126mph top speed and a 0-60mph time of 8.5sec. In addition, it will return 49.6mpg and emit 151g/km of carbon dioxide.

The Legacy Outback has a top speed of 124mph and a 0-60mph time of 8.8sec. It records 48.7mpg and emits 153g/km.

Impressive for Subaru's first diesel!

Joe T · 23 Jan 2008 at 18:58

Cool.

ScoobyDoo69 · 23 Jan 2008 at 19:00

Apparently it's fairly decent to drive too. I can see it making it's way into the Impreza and being miles better than the 2.0 petrol version. Maybe they'll sort a 2.5 diesel version as the WRX alternative?

Rotty · 23 Jan 2008 at 19:18

shame

BigglesPiP · 23 Jan 2008 at 19:34

It's 100cc up and 3bhp down.

L0rdMike · 23 Jan 2008 at 19:35

BigglesPiP said:
It's 100cc up and 3bhp down.

But the torque?

Ev0 · 23 Jan 2008 at 19:36

"Subaru launches first diesel engine" nonsense, people have been making diesels for years.

I'll get me coat...

barnettgs · 23 Jan 2008 at 19:37

BigglesPiP said:
It's 100cc up and 3bhp down.

And...?

BigglesPiP · 23 Jan 2008 at 19:38

L0rdMike said:
But the torque?

Not in the article :confused:

It needs to be more than 320 metric torques, or I'm officially not interested.

NickXX · 23 Jan 2008 at 19:50

Is it set up in Boxer configuration?

barnettgs · 23 Jan 2008 at 19:50

BigglesPiP said:
Not in the article

It needs to be more than 320 metric torques, or I'm officially not interested.

Dunno, it has 0-60 times of 8.5 seconds so it's impressive considering that Legacy is a big car with 4WD!

50mpg is a very respectable considering that you get around 30mpg from much slower 2.5 litre petrol! 171 bhp and 0-60 times of 11 sec and thats with nearly 20mpg less!

3.0 petrol is quicker but then you have to deal with less than the half mpg (23) of the diesel model!

Meridian · 23 Jan 2008 at 20:05

NickXX said:
Is it set up in Boxer configuration?

Pre-release announcements said, yes it would be: the low CofG was still considered important.

M

mjt · 23 Jan 2008 at 22:06

looks good

merlin · 23 Jan 2008 at 22:13

This engine has spent time in Germany for testing.

It's absolutely indestructible.

fonzee · 23 Jan 2008 at 22:24

awesome

theo · 23 Jan 2008 at 22:26

Probably because it uses the same block size as the larger engines.

Always had a soft spot for the legacy estates, such nice cars. Any way, i thought the outback was what the legacy is called in Australia? or do they just use that name as a variant now?

mjt · 24 Jan 2008 at 00:14

outback is the estate with raised suspension
like the audi allroad is to the A6 avant

edit- in europe, it appears that you can have a saloon outback in north america

Butters · 24 Jan 2008 at 02:07

thats pretty poor performance from a 'modern' 2l turbo derv.

However, reliabilty and strength are clearly the name of the game here.

I'm quite glad as I love the new Legacy Tourers and this might swing my mind round to looking at one.

Booner! · 24 Jan 2008 at 08:36

It's a sad day for the motor industry! Subaru should not be allowed to consider it!

barnettgs · 24 Jan 2008 at 09:30

Booner! said:
It's a sad day for the motor industry! Subaru should not be allowed to consider it!

Sabaru has lost the sales from 2006 onwards and thats way before Impreza was launched.

Due to the rising cost of fuel/road tax, I guess people want diesel and here it is.