All of us probably heard about the new Subaru diesel engine, which will most likely NOT make it to the US
-Subaru does not have the urea type emissions converter technology that is needed to meet ultra-restrictive US laws, passed recently thanks to vigouurous actions of US automotive lobby.
Now what about the new Subaru petrol engines?
From what I've heard or read in media there is a
2.0 liter, 200hp engine coming to US 2010 Legacy.200hp for 2.0 litre is a lot, and I deduce this will have to be a high compression direct fuel injection type engine. There was some Subaru talk about DI, direct injection technology a year or two ago, and recently information was released that the new petrol engine is built utilising knowledge aquired in the development of the diesel.
Also they mention that the petrol engines stroke will be lenghtened to a square type configuration- where bore diomension equals stroke- more typical of a diesel engine.
I figure, they are coming with a petrol diesel type
2.0 liter powerplant with direct fuel injection and high compression.The current silence about what exactly is coming in 2010 suggests to me that Subaru might be up to something, and is just keeping quite for the moment, trying to sell as many old Legacy's as it can, before making public the big news.
Anyone have any info to confirm or deny above speculation?
M.J.