Subaru company plans to introduce a brand new boxer engine in late 2010. As expected, the first new engine will get a crossover Forester, and later he appears on the models Legacy, Impreza and Exiga, reports Automotive News.
See what's new power plant there is not - we only know that this engine will be four-may get direct fuel injection, and its working capacity will be in the range from 2,0 to 2,5 liters. In addition, it will be about 10 per cent more economical than existing units and will be the first new boxer "Subaru" in the past 20 years.
Now Subaru has two reciprocating gasoline engine - the volume of 2,0 and 2,5 liter - in the atmospheric and forced-air options, and in Europe cars "Subaru sold more and boxer diesel.
In late 2009 the company introduced the Subaru and the prototype of its first "hybrid" - a large hatchback Hybrid Tourer received a two-liter gasoline engine with direct fuel injection and two electric motors - one in front and behind. The truth about the prospects for mass production of this model yet nothing is known.