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Will Subaru Add A Diesel To The Impreza Sti?
Topic Started: Mar 4 2008, 10:16 AM (54 Views)
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I recently had the opportunity to spend some time with a 2008 Subaru Impreza STi. As a sporting rally-bred machine, the STi has some serious performance credentials. When you really crack the whip, the STi will get to 60mph in about 4.9 seconds. The problem is, for a relatively small car, it consumes quite a bit of gasoline in the process. During the time I drove it, it only averaged about 18mpg. It also takes a lot of revs to get it to really go. Below about 4,000rpm, the STi engine feels pretty gutless which means it's not all that much fun to drive around town. Now that Subaru has a diesel engine available in Europe and coming to the U.S. in 2010, the speculation is starting about a diesel-powered STi. The current diesel has 148hp but a tuned version could easily put out 180-200hp. More importantly, with a potential 300lb-ft of torque that would surely be available below 2,000rpm this could make a seriously fun car with 30+mpg. Bring it on!


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I'm not sure about this one but I heard Audi have a derv R8 lined up with more power than the petrol version.
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I'm not sure about this one but I heard Audi have a derv R8 lined up with more power than the petrol version.

It hasn't got more power but it has got bags of torque.
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I might have to hit the oil burning route soon with the fuel prices.
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