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Originally Posted by tjts1
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You think a diesel Subaru Outback is going to get 50 US mpg on the highway? LOL
If you belive that, I could cut you a killer deal on a bridge in Brooklyn. Oh and pretty much any small diesel will have peak power at 4000 rpm and most modern diesels will rev out all the way to 5000rpm after that. Peak power at 3600rpm is pathetic and useless in a car engine. 
Some diesel engines are just plain crap. This Subaru diesel is one of them. Its their first effort. They've never build a diesel engine before. I would wait until the second or third generation. |
The legacy sedan does in fact return over 50 mpg in the euro combined cycle.
I guess 1997-2003 TDIs, which have peak power at 3300 rpm are pretty pathetic and useless.
Concerning my comment on Mr. Clarkson I should have specified that he burnt more fuel in cars than most of us will ever burn. Not too surprising for a man who said: "I do have a disregard for the environment. I think the world can look after itself and we should enjoy it as best as we can".