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Old 11-29-2012, 08:28 AM   #11 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by arcosine View Post
19 mpg, Subarus suck at mileage, always lower than sticker. It's that stupid way too over square boxer engine.
Wouldn't be so quick to blame the oversquareness. When they released the FB20 they said they had reduced friction 29% from the EJ20. 29 whopping percent. That is huge. Of course, having a more modern combustion chamber design helps, but we all know how much friction has to do with fuel economy. 29% is probably on the order of removing all pumping losses.

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