nipper Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 http://www.autoblog.com/2011/07/07/subaru-promises-four-new-models-by-2016/#continued Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brumby420 Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 No thankyou Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted July 8, 2011 Author Share Posted July 8, 2011 i wasnt offering i was just surprised. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanadu62 Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 If Subaru decides to make a hybrid, there's no doubt in my mind that it would be totally awesome, and get 60+MPG. However, knowing toyota, and the gas companies in america, it will end up being just as good as the prius. Slow to drive, not anywhere near it's potential, and worse for the environment than any other vehicle on the road today... When will people realize that car companies today don't give a crap about gas mileage or performance? All they care about now and days is making a vehicle that will just barely do what you want, and just barely stand out. Screw main stream cars, I want a Caterham Super7, and I'll stick with my preOBD Subaru wagon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brumby420 Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 i wasnt offering i was just surprised. I know just the idea of such a thing apalls me. I want the diesel not some hyrbrid POS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted July 8, 2011 Author Share Posted July 8, 2011 Sheesh ... just sharing information folks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brumby420 Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 LOL sorry if i appear a little harsh. I just do not wanna see subaru turn into what toyota and chevy have become. I am not a big fan of hybrids at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWDfreak Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 If Subaru does offer a gasoline-electric hybrid, I would not mind if they offered it with a manual transmission, and the AWD system would remain symmetrical. Other than that, I would much rather have the Subaru BOXER Diesel with the 6-speed manual Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heartless Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 if subaru does offer a gasoline-electric hybrid, i would not mind if they offered it with a manual transmission, and the awd system would remain symmetrical. Other than that, i would much rather have the subaru boxer diesel with the 6-speed manual +10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricearu Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 10 bucks says subaru hybrid would be a toyota callabo. screw that. at least it would look prettier than a prius. the only reason subaru is jumping on the hybrid train is to appeal to the "eco" crowd and get those incentives and tax breaks and breaks with stupid CAFE regs and such. Honestly if subaru has to produce a hybrid so that the CAFE regulations don't snuff out the FUEL THIRSTY STI, then I am ok with it. I just won't buy one. as rock-sauce as boxer diesel's are, they don't get subaru any CAFE reg brownie points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted July 9, 2011 Author Share Posted July 9, 2011 Euro MPG standard are different then US as thier gallon is larger then ours. Do the conversion and the numbers are not all that impressive. The deisel still does not have a torque converter that can handle the power, and has a tendency to chew up clutches. It is not ready for prime time here. A deisel in the us has to be 150% perfect, not 100%. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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