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Subaru has for the most part left the greasy bits alone — still the same air-shredding turbo flat-four with high-volume intercooler (305 hp at 6,000 rpm and 290 pound-feet at 4,000 rpm); the same high-tech AWD system; the same close-ratio six-speed manual transmission.
Fanboys in Flight: Subaru Roars In on a Wing Dan Neil 2010
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Vitals include: a 305-hp 2. 5-liter DOHC intercooled, flat-four cylinder turbocharged engine, "Symmetrical All Wheel Drive," Brembo disc brakes and 18-inch alloy wheels.
Steve Parker: Ten most significant import cars, 2008 and beyond 2010
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Vitals include: a 305-hp 2. 5-liter DOHC intercooled, flat-four cylinder turbocharged engine, "Symmetrical All Wheel Drive," Brembo disc brakes and 18-inch alloy wheels.
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Two of Subaru's signature flat-four engines are available: a standard 170-hp four-cylinder and a turbocharged 224-hp version.
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Two of Subaru's signature flat-four engines are available: a standard 170-hp four-cylinder and a turbocharged 224-hp version.
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Start her up and the flat-four sounds unexceptional, even blipping the throttle doesn't portend anything like driving fun, the 3.4in-bore exhaust snaps don't thrapp or snarl and it just sounds, well, quite ordinary if a bit lumpy.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Andrew English 2011
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The horizontally-opposed flat-four is from Subaru, the sophisticated port and direct fuel injection is Toyota's.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Andrew English 2011
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Subaru focused on more functional qualities, such as improving visibility all around, the flat-four engine allowing the cowl to be lowered nicely, while thin pillars front and back also aid all-around visibility and safety, as well as providing a nice airy feel inside.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed MICHAEL BETTENCOURT 2012
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That first Subie flat-four was a pushrod design that evolved into a single-overhead-camshaft unit in the mid-1980s, which also saw the first application of turbocharging.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed BOB ENGLISH 2011
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But that traditional Subie flat-four growl hasn't completely disappeared.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed BOB ENGLISH 2011
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