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Date:         Tue, 6 May 2003 06:49:02 -0700
Reply-To:     Steve W <croatoa@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Steve W <croatoa@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Subaru boxer diesels
In-Reply-To:  <3EB79A59.73BDF095@fyi.net>
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Eric, Just wondering, where is the weak spot? Steve --- Eric Zeno <vw4x4@FYI.NET> wrote: > "Nobody has yet done a boxer diesel. There > isn't one in our portfolio." > > And as of the current technology there > doesn't seam to been enough > strength in the desgin to make one. Materials > would have to improve > to be able to make one. This would involve > machining with different > temp. , witch would increase cost to the point > that it would never sell. > > > Eric > > > > Andrew Grebneff wrote: > > > Saab insiders say they are looking at using > the next-generation Subaru > > Impreza platform to develop a new small car > for Europe. The problem is > > Subaru doesn't make diesel versions."The > boxer engines (Subaru's > > horizontally-opposed fours and sixes) are > stumbling blocks," says > > Lutz. "Nobody has yet done a boxer diesel. > There isn't one in our > > portfolio."© 2003, Primedia Business > Magazines and Media Subaru is > > working on prototype engines

===== Steve croatoa@yahoo.com

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