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Old 03-05-2012, 01:28 AM   #33
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Well Subaru always advertises the low center of gravity thing, so it's expected.

All the other advertised features are decent, better than average, but not stellar. I guess the whole is more than the sum of the parts or whatever.

They advertise low weight, but 2700 isn't exactly light. The Cd is pretty good, until you consider how Mercedes got 0.26 on a van, and they say they still have plenty of room for improvement. Of course, this car has exposed rear suspension which would hurt aero a little bit, and that's a pretty quick and easy fix. They talk about the engine being so special, and it ends up coming with disappointingly low power compared to most of the market, and lower specific output than much older engines.

Maybe a refresh down the line will improve on everything a little bit, trim down the weight a little, slightly longer 6th gear, slight power bump, slight aero modification etc.
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