Subaru , proud of its new diesel boxer engine that Leftlane saw in Geneva, has announced that it will show oil-burning versions of the Forester and Impreza at October’s Paris Motor Show. The Forester will be in European showrooms later in October and the Impreza is set to go on sale in early 2009.
Subaru says that the compact 2-liter, four-cylinder boxer diesel puts out 145 horsepower in the Forester and 147 in the Impreza. Torque for both is an impressive 258 lb-ft. and both will at least initially mount to a six-speed manual transmission.
The Forester is said to average 37 mpg in the European combined cycle while emitting 167g of CO2. Subaru hasn’t released figures for the Impreza other than a low emissions rating of 157g of CO2.
