What Is a Subaru Turbo Diesel Boxer Engine?
Significance Diesel engines obtain higher gas mileage than gasoline engines and are popular in Europe. The Subaru turbo diesel Boxer combines fuel efficiency of about 50 miles per gallon with the power of a turbo engine for speed. Types The Legacy and Outback models of Subaru include this engine in their 2008 passenger cars. Engineering Airplanes use Boxer style engines for their space-saving qualities and performance. This type of engine operates with the pistons moving horizontally to provide fluid movement with less engine stress as opposed to most car engines that have pistons either operating up and down or at a slant. Subaru engineers saw the need to create a Boxer turbo diesel to add to their line with these features. Size One of the largest accomplishments with a turbo diesel engine in a compact engine compartment is not sacrificing power while maintaining the additional strength needed for a diesel engine over a gasoline engine. This engine is more than 2 inches shorter in len
