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Outback 3.0 unimpressive
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the h6-3.0 was a new 6-cyl engine at the time. doesn't mean it was the first from subaru. the eg33 wasn't the first either.
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Yep..the first mass produced Boxer 6 for Subaru was the ER27, which was only available in the XT6, with only 3 years of production 88-89, and 91....no 90 model...much shorter run than the SVX had
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A Legacy STi would be shweet tho
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We just bought an '05 Outback with the base 2.5L. I think it's rated at 168hp. Honestly, that's just fine for the Outback.
I think what's much cooler is that the Outbacks now have their AWD tuned to deliver more torque to the rear, where there's now a limited slip diff.
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In 2005 I drove the 4 cyl. Outback, the 6 cyl. Outback (VDR) and the turbo 4 cyl. Outback (XT).
All cars had auto trannys. IMHO the turbo 4 cyl. was the best of the lot. A friend of mine at work was recently given a Tribeca, as a rental, at the Charlotte airport. He drove it for 3 days. He told me that it was grossly underpowered but he liked the seating. He owns a Hundai Sonata and Dodge Caravan.
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Im Drivin my mums outback 3.0H6 while my svx is off the road and it pulls hard... if it handled as good as an SVX the SVX would have no chance against it!!
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Id like to see an outback handle with an SVX stock for stock... that'll be a cold day
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Anyway, my wife and I drove a Tribeca. Subaru was offering that ridiculous lease deal on the car, so we thought we'd check it out. It was not 'grossly underpowered' by any means. It's hardly a 'sports car SUV,' as the salesman said, but it gets around just fine. It has more than enough power.
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I would hope a Tribeca would feel underpowered in comparison to a SVX. Thats a heavy vehicle and isnt designed to serve the purpose of the SVX. If someone wants an SUV that performs like a sports car then get an ML55 or X5 4.8i
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You forgot about the Grand Cherokee SRT-8.
Not to mention the 2006 Toyota RAV4 V6 since for a little over $20k you can have an SUV that does the 1/4 in 14.9 seconds. Last edited by Weebitob; 01-14-2006 at 10:25 PM. |
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oh n0s!!1!11!!!1 SVX's getting smoked by teh RAV-4! that's kinda why i got rid of mine - it still is a great looking car, and a great grand tourer, but i hadn't done much grand touring lately. it was OK in its day, but i needed some acceleration...
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BLASPHEMY!!!!!
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