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Old 03-31-2010, 10:34 AM   #181
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Originally Posted by ichitaka05 View Post
Oh I do agree that hp/l for Subie sux... but don't forget, it's awd. I can't think of any Honda or Toyota engine that had i4, 2.5l or smaller, NA, AWD car that had better hp/l then Subie. I stand to be corrected.

I'm pretty sure if Subaru didn't have to worry bout AWD so much, they could of made good hp/l engine.
Is that because AWD generally requires more torque? Therefore forcing subie to tune their engines to give more torque while sacrificing HP?
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