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Old 10-08-2008, 12:07 PM   #28 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by tasdrouille View Post
I drive a diesel everyday and everything I need is in the 1000-2000 rpm range. The only time my engines sees over 2000 rpm is when I run out of gears.

I see as many reasons someone would rev this subaru diesel at 3600 rpm than a gasser at 7000 rpm.
Depending on the BSFC mapping, would you see the Subaru design as inferior? As I understand it, torque is the key component for daily driving, so you would hit that in your range of acceleration.

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