Subaru Boxer Diesel revealed in Geneva
Subaru’s entry into the diesel market was marked at the 78th Geneva International Motor Show with the introduction of a 2.0-litre turbo diesel boxer engine. The engine, the world’s first production diesel boxer, is aimed squarely at the Euro market and will launch there first before elsewhere.
Applied directly to the Legacy / Outback range, the horizontally-opposed turbo diesel mates with Subaru’s symmetrical AWD system. Having first glanced at the power figure of 100kW at 3600rpm, I doubted Subaru had reached their goal this time around since similar-sized benchmark motors typically produce about 120kW. But the torque figure set things right, coming in at 350Nm from 1800rpm. That’s more like it. Anyway, diesel is more about torque than horses.
A variable nozzle turbo charger is the one to credit for that torque. Subaru are quite the experts when it comes to getting the best out of power spinners. Rarely though, has Subaru produced a vehicle capable of more than 500km on a tank. There is a first time for everything as they say.
Yes, but the achivement here is the smoothness of a boxer engine. From reviews I have read it is almost as smooth a petrol engined car but torquier. The lower CoG goes some way to disguise the additional weight too over a normal diesel installation.
Audi isn't as refined. And because this is the first ever Subaru diesel that means later it will be more powerful.
Why stick to the old Audi design with Pumpedüse when BMW introduced the 123d with 2,0 lt commonrail sequential twinturbos putting out 204 PS and 400 Nm? That's what I call a benchmark. If you object to the twinturbo setup, you may as well consider the 1/3/520d with VNT turbo and 177PS/350Nm...
nice.. i wonder how smooth and quiet this motor will perform... this could almost make up for a power defecit in comparison with vw/audi TDI inline-4 motors, but suburu cmon you should be able to make more power too, even if the torque is sufficient
Now that clean diesel is available in the USA there is NO EXCUSE for the absence of Diesel AUDI 3&4 series,BMW 1&3 series,including the X3 and mercedes offering the 320cdi CLS instead of ONLY the dowdy e series and SUV diesels! Subaru and others will soon reap the rewards in the market if our favorite GERMAN auto makers don't give us small and medium HIGH MILEAGE DIESELS SOON! ...... Please GET WITH IT Deutschlanders!
Meh, the audi 2,0L TDI is better, 170hp 350nm and 44mpg. Close but not close enough.