Almost a year after announcing their new diesel boxer engine at the 2007 Geneva Motor Show, Subaru has finally launch it in the UK. The Outback and the Legacy Sports Tourer (aka station wagon) will be on sale in February in the the UK with a 2.0L horizontally-opposed four-cylinder diesel engine. This apparently is the first diesel engine of this configuration ever installed in a production passenger car.
The new plant is rated at 150hp and 258 lb-ft of torque with an impressive 4,7 L/ 100 km (41.3 mpg) . That's better than either the Mondeo or Passat diesel wagons and the Subaru has all wheel drive.
The Legacy wagon gets from 0-100 km/h (0-60 mph) in a respectable 8.5 seconds, even with this impressive mileage. We can expect to see this engine appear under the hood of the Forester and Imprezza in mid-2010.
