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Subaru’s award-winning Boxer Diesel
engine – now available throughout the Legacy, Outback and Forester model
range – offers the perfect fast, fun and frugal automotive experience
for the current economic climate.
Lean (50.4mpg for the Legacy Saloon,
44.8mpg for the Forester), green (148g/km for the Legacy 2.0D R, 167g/km
CO2 Forester 2.0D X) and with a class-leading insurance
rating of 9 for the Forester X/XC, the Boxer Diesel engine is the
perfect engine for modern motoring; offering an unrivalled blend of
performance and economy.
Top Gear presenter, James May
recently discovered the multiple delights of the Boxer Diesel for
himself, on a televised European road trip from Basel to Blackpool.
Managing to get a Legacy 2.0D REn Sports Tourer to return an astonishing
63mpg, he made full use of the enormous 700+ mile range this engine can
offer; perfect for efficient cross-country coverage.
No other competitor in class can match
either the Legacy 2.0D R’s 50.4mpg, or the Forester 2.0D X’s combined
44.8mpg for fuel economy, nor can they better the engine’s class
leading, green CO2 ratings, meaning annual Road Fund Licences
are also kept low, at just £120 for the Legacy and £170 for the
Forester.
It’s the ultimate recession-busting
model range from Subaru.
Coupled with Subaru’s tried and tested,
WRC-derived, brilliant symmetrical All Wheel-Drive system and the
notoriously lightweight, low centre of gravity Boxer engine/transmission
layout, the innovative Legacy and Forester Boxer Diesels are in a league
of their own – offering a unique, economical, refined, stylish and
engaging driving experience.
And with 147PS (Forester) to 150PS
(Legacy) and a thumping 350Nm (258lb.ft) of torque on tap from the
world-first common-rail, direct injection, horizontally-opposed engine,
Subaru are proving you can have your cake and eat it – offering both
great performance and economy. And let us not forget the Boxer Diesel
engines’ exceptional smoothness, throttle response, refinement and
rigidity, revolutionising people's attitudes to diesel power.
Prices for the Legacy start at £19,995
and the Forester starts at £20,295, on-the-road. |
