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Mike G.
Has anyone heard if Subaru is looking into a diesel engine for the U.S.
market?
Mike
market?
Mike
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Jim Stewart
Mike said:
Looking at the market that Subaru goes
after, I think it's unlikely.
Subaru has never really addressed the gas
economy issue. They would rather build
a car with good performace in terms of
pep and traction. Both of which cost gas
mileage. The only real benefit of a diesel
is mileage.
An opposed-4 diesel engine would be quite
an engineering challenge, given the opposing
forces, and I think it is unlikely that it
could be shoehorned into the traditional
Subaru body and drivetrain style. Change
the drivetrain and you don't have a Subaru
anymore.
And if you think Subaru has had head gasket
problems, just talk to any VW Rabbit diesel
owner
I think that the've made noises about a
hybrid and that's far more likely than a
diesel.
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Marcus
Subaru is/were in the process of developing a diesel engine with assistance
from Ricardo (A European automotive engineering consultancy). Will post a
link to the info if I can find it again.
from Ricardo (A European automotive engineering consultancy). Will post a
link to the info if I can find it again.
M
Marcus
Ricardo Subaru diesel info link, (page 5 of PDF document)
http://www.ricardo.com/downloads/New_Engine_News.pdf
http://www.ricardo.com/downloads/New_Engine_News.pdf
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Fuzzy Logic
Mike G. said:
According to these articles Subaru already has a prototype flat-four diesel
and is trying for production diesel vehicles IN EUROPE by 2008.
http://www.autocarmagazine.co.uk/news_article.asp?na_id=212253
http://uk.biz.yahoo.com/040707/323/exgd5.html
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Rick Courtright
Jim said:And if you think Subaru has had head gasket
problems, just talk to any VW Rabbit diesel
owner
Would I be wrong in believing diesel technology doesn't lend itself well
to designs that don't have BOTH an iron block and iron heads?
Rick
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SmokedMeat
I heard or read somewhere that Subaru might offer a diesel engine in it's
2006 models...
We're already in April and I didn't found anything else about it so I doubt
that will happen this year. Maybe in a couple of years... I hope.
2006 models...
We're already in April and I didn't found anything else about it so I doubt
that will happen this year. Maybe in a couple of years... I hope.
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Andy Leszczynski
Mike said:
Can you imagine Subaru Impreza WRX D ? I can not.
A.
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JazzMan
Rick said:
It's a material properties and engineering issue. Mercedes
has had aluminum diesels for decades. You can't take an
aluminum gas engine and just convert to diesel, it's best to
do a ground-up design so that the engineering is good from
the foundation. The forces and mechanics of diesels are
well understood now so basically it's more of an issue of
whether the economics of a clean-sheet engine are justifiable.
JazzMan
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Jim Stewart
Andy said:Can you imagine Subaru Impreza WRX D ? I can not.
Valve clatter wouldn't be an issue
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Rick Courtright
Jim said:Valve clatter wouldn't be an issue
And those of us driving "vintage" Subies wouldn't notice the lack of
power
Rick
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News
Andy Leszczynski a écrit :
But Impreza WRX HDTi ? why not ;-)Can you imagine Subaru Impreza WRX D ? I can not.
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