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Originally posted by 123c
The inline 6 is much better than the V6.
The Sube flat 4 is one of the best engines in my opinion. They get great milage, they have decent power, and last a long time (my brothers has almost 190,000 miles, and is still running stong)
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Hmm.. The more I read, the more I wonder if we talk about different Subaru's
In the UK the general opinion is that the 'gas mileage' of the Subaru flat four is a serious weak point of the engine - and that's what i've always heard from owners, too. I've no idea why though. Flicking through some magazines, overall test averages show about 19 and a half MPG for the basic 208bhp Turbo and 24MPG for the 101bhp 1.8GL.
The same magazine averaged from 22 to 26 MPG in 3 E36 BMW M3 tests.
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Originally posted by blackmercedes
I would disagree on the aspro 2.5 four. It's got lots of low end power and can be dragged around town in high gear all day. The turbo 2.0 has NO low end grunt, and thusly, turbo lag is a huge problem. I understand the turbo 2.5 has no such problem and the STi can suck the headlamps out of a 911 without much difficulty.
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The STi has the 2.0, not the 2.5, and remains much maligned for its lack of torque. The 911 is still a rather faster car.
Against its own rival(s?) the low centre-of-gravity of the flat four lends a handling bonus, but can't stop it now being beaten in every area by the (straight-four) Mitsubishi Evo series.
Give me 6 or more cylinders, and I don't care how they're aligned (okay maybe not vertically in the engine bat)
