2008 Subaru Legacy Boxer Diesel: Driving the World's 1st Boxer Diesel

I remember reading that Porsche did work on the design of this engine, but is not mentioned in the article...

I guess that they did not want to be associated with "DIESEL"....

— jgf330xi (View Profile)

Posted on 2/2/2008 11:36:03 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

It's a good diesel, low emissions, high mpg, refined and powerful.
Well done Subaru.

— Rupert (View Profile)

Posted on 2/3/2008 6:16:15 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

Can't wait for this thing to arrive. I love how Subaru always tries to be slight unique, although not always w/ the best of results (i.e. exterior styling), but respectable in the sea of uniformity which is the norm today.

I had a 05 GT STG. 2, it always fun seeing the grins on passengers faces who didn't expect it to have as much balls as it did. Unfortunately, a bastard deer decided to take it away from me. Also, the styling of this car, especially in JDM Spec B trim w/ very pleasing.

— israr316 (View Profile)

Posted on 2/3/2008 7:34:30 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

Just ignore him.
He's just a 13 year old that thinks Lexus is the best because his daddy has one. We can obviously tell from his ignorant, senseless, illogical posts.

— audirevolution (View Profile)

Posted on 2/3/2008 1:28:08 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

I betcha that he won't reply.

— Htay7500 (View Profile)

Posted on 2/3/2008 3:23:30 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -2   

http://www.eiuresources.com/mediadir/default.asp?PR=2007051403

— Ingenieur (View Profile)

Posted on 2/4/2008 3:47:21 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IQ_and_the_Wealth_of_Nations

Ranking:
Japan 3
Germany 7

— Ingenieur (View Profile)

Posted on 2/4/2008 3:48:04 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

Foreign Policy magazine 2007 Technological ranking:

Japan 12
Germany 16

— Ingenieur (View Profile)

Posted on 2/4/2008 3:49:08 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

http://www.economist.com/displayStory.cfm?story_id=9586589&fsrc=RSS

— Ingenieur (View Profile)

Posted on 2/4/2008 3:51:51 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

The present is more important than the past. Despite their brilliant past, where are Greece and Italy in these rankings?

Bottomline, broadly measured, Japan is currently more technologically advanced than Germany.

http://www.eiuresources.com/mediadir/default.asp?PR=2007051403

— Ingenieur (View Profile)

Posted on 2/4/2008 5:19:26 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

You misunderstood. My question is: as a nation, how does Italy or Greece fare in today's technology rankings?

— Ingenieur (View Profile)

Posted on 2/4/2008 8:43:46 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

see figure 15 pg 24:

http://www.tpac.gatech.edu/hti2007/HTI2007ReportNSF_012208.pdf

— Ingenieur (View Profile)

Posted on 2/4/2008 8:45:26 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

Nice.

— bmwfan1513 (View Profile)

Posted on 2/3/2008 10:25:57 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: -2   

I wonder what happened to them lexus fanboys? don't be scared to come out.

— Htay7500 (View Profile)

Posted on 2/4/2008 5:33:17 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

MidEngine--

so do you get your kicks putting down Japan and Japanese people ONLY on the basis of # of nobel laureates?

you seem to be a small minded, insecure person. do you feel superior because your racial comrades in europe happened to get more nobel prizes? prizes incidentally, awarded by OTHER white, european jurors?

you are the type that gives NERDS a bad image, rather than respect they may be due for their intelligence.

you mite find the story of the author of "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" instructive. Rob't Kiyosaki says he had two dads. one, his biological dad, the other, his childhood best friend's dad and lifelong mentor.

the former get all the academic degrees he could, and ended up as superintendent of the whole Hawaii school system. the latter never got beyond the 8th grade. but he had a native intelligence, that made him one of the most successful and richest businessmen in Hawaii.

his overeducated real dad, retired with a barely adequate pension.

bottom line, there is intelligence (academic), and there is intelligence (real world effective).

you can continue your seeming CRUSADE to put japan down, but there are far fewer beggars in japan than in the u.s., britain, or germany. and the streets are far cleaner and SAFER, 24/7.

— XYZZ (View Profile)

Posted on 2/6/2008 11:56:11 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

so what's BEHIND your campaign to put down japan? there are social and economic problems in ALL countries.

— XYZZ (View Profile)

Posted on 2/7/2008 4:07:41 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1