Boxer engines for Subaru Legacy Sports Tourer and Outback estates
The Subaru boxer diesel Outback
Author: Chris Haycock
Published: 22 January 2008
Subaru has launched the Legacy Sports Tourer and Outback estates, available to buy in February, the Range starts at £19,995 for the Legacy Sports Tourer.
The 2.0-litre horizontally-opposed engines - the world’s first boxer turbodiesel passenger cars - produce 148bhp and develop 258 lb-ft torque from 1,800rpm,
Fuel economy is 49.6 mpg for the Legacy Sports Tourer R and 48.7 mpg for the Outback R. Their CO2 emission figures are 151 and 153g/km respectively.
The Sports Tourer has a top speed of 126mph and sprint from 0-60 mph in 8.5 seconds. The Outback returns figures of a 124mph top speed and 8.8 seconds for the 0-60 mph dash.
Power steering is now electric to improve fuel economy, while suspension and brakes have been tweaked to suit the engines.
Standard equipment includes HID headlamps with pop-out washers, electrically-folding door mirrors, front projector foglamps, CD player with MP3 facility, dual-zone climate control with rear outlets and cruise control.
Standard safety kit inlcudes active front head-restraints, dual-stage front airbags, head and chest-protecting side airbags, curtain airbags and ABS with EBD.
Subaru says saloon models may follow if the market shows demand.
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