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

2008 Subaru Legacy Boxer Diesel: Driving the World's 1st Boxer Diesel
We're driving the 2008 Subaru Legacy Boxer Diesel in Malaga, Spain, but we might as well be in Southern California.

Everything looks like Southern California already, right down to the Spanish on the street signs. And while you might think of the distinctive clatter of diesel from beneath the Legacy's hood as the signature sound of European traffic these days, we promise you that it will be heard on the streets of Orange County soon enough.

This 2008 Subaru Legacy Boxer Diesel is a European model meant to go on sale this spring, but we think it's surely coming to America. A wave of diesel technology is headed toward the United States, and Subaru clearly wants to be riding the crest.


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jgf330xijgf330xi - 2/2/2008 11:36:03 PM
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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"....


RupertRupert - 2/3/2008 6:16:15 AM
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It's a good diesel, low emissions, high mpg, refined and powerful.
Well done Subaru.


israr316israr316 - 2/3/2008 7:34:30 AM
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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.


Htay7500Htay7500 - 2/3/2008 7:56:47 AM
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have you seen its STI version? Its awesome looking.


audirevolutionaudirevolution - 2/3/2008 1:28:08 PM
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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.


Htay7500Htay7500 - 2/3/2008 3:23:30 PM
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I betcha that he won't reply.


IngenieurIngenieur - 2/4/2008 3:47:21 PM
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http://www.eiuresources.com/mediadir/default.asp?PR=2007051403


IngenieurIngenieur - 2/4/2008 3:48:04 PM
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IQ_and_the_Wealth_of_Nations

Ranking:
Japan 3
Germany 7


IngenieurIngenieur - 2/4/2008 3:49:08 PM
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Foreign Policy magazine 2007 Technological ranking:

Japan 12
Germany 16



IngenieurIngenieur - 2/4/2008 3:51:51 PM
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http://www.economist.com/displayStory.cfm?story_id=9586589&fsrc=RSS


IngenieurIngenieur - 2/4/2008 5:19:26 PM
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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



IngenieurIngenieur - 2/4/2008 8:43:46 PM
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You misunderstood. My question is: as a nation, how does Italy or Greece fare in today's technology rankings?


IngenieurIngenieur - 2/4/2008 8:45:26 PM
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see figure 15 pg 24:

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


bmwfan1513bmwfan1513 - 2/3/2008 10:25:57 AM
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Nice.


Htay7500Htay7500 - 2/4/2008 5:33:17 PM
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I wonder what happened to them lexus fanboys? don't be scared to come out.



ShredmoShredmo - 2/5/2008 4:14:49 PM
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Probably bored out of this thread...


XYZZXYZZ - 2/6/2008 11:56:11 PM
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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.




XYZZXYZZ - 2/7/2008 12:07:22 AM
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the former got...




XYZZXYZZ - 2/7/2008 4:07:41 PM
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so what's BEHIND your campaign to put down japan? there are social and economic problems in ALL countries.


diegomaraddiegomarad - 4/12/2010 5:45:44 PM
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yes there are, diesel is a great relieve though for some people, i personally prefer diesel cars

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diegomaraddiegomarad - 4/12/2010 5:46:40 PM
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sorry i meant

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