Subaru STI: Is Diesel the Intersection of Power and Fuel Economy?
We all know that fast cars are fun and fuel-sipping cars are environmentally responsible, but is there a middle ground?
Short of expensive electric sports cars like the Tesla Roadster, there may be a solution to be found in diesel. Not only can diesel cars be fueled with waste vegetable oil, biodiesel, or some mixture of these fuels, but diesel engines produce a lot of torque and get better fuel economy than their gasoline-powered brethren.
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Autoexpress reports that the Impreza lineup will soon feature a 2.0L diesel engine sporting 148 bhp - but that engine could easily be tuned up to 180bhp for use in a sportier WRX model. This model could go 0-60 in under 7 seconds and wouldn’t top out until a respectable 140 mph.
Certainly impressive, but what we really care about is the fact that this engine could achieve up to 45mpg and reduce CO2 emissions 40% compared to the gasoline-powered STI.
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Source: Autoexpress
Agree with the article. And the new Impreza 2.0D will be on sale soon…though not in the US sadly.
Edmund’s Inside Line gives some good info on why:
http://wrxfanatics.com/blog/2008/09/subarus-20d-not-coming-stateside-anytime-soon/
Also, Subaru is showing off the new Forester 2.0D and Impreza 2.0D at the Paris Motor Show this October!
http://wrxfanatics.com/blog/2008/09/fhi-bringing-the-diesel-boxer-to-the-2008-paris-motor-show/
Hope you find some of this useful!
I lived in Europe for years and saw and drove all kinds of performance diesel. I loved my slightly modified 1.9L VW TDI. 280 lbs/ft of torque, gave most V6s and small V8s a run for the money especially if there was a hill involved. It could be pushed to 135 mph but after 100 mph it accelerated slowly, it really needed that Euro 6th gear. It still managed to return a regualar 42mph and 650+ miles per tank. The Germans know how to build cars.