There’s good business in the diesel market and Subaru can’t stay on the side anymore. They decided to show off their first diesel engine during the 78th Auto Show in Geneva this week. It’s a 2.0L turbo diesel boxer engine and the Europeans are the lucky bastards to get it in Legacy / Outback models, sooner than everyone else.

Since diesel is more about torque than horse power, I’m not really happy with those 100kW at 3,600 rpm, but thanks to a variable turbo charger it has 350 Nm of torque from 1,800 rpm.

“The Subaru Boxer Diesel is mated with Subaru’s unique symmetrical AWD (All-Wheel-Drive) to achieve driving performance standards only Subaru is capable of. These standards include high-level stability and outstanding acceleration thanks to powerful low- and medium-speed torque.
On top of this, the two models adopt new electric power steering to achieve both improved fuel efficiency and fun to drive. They not only comply with the Euro 4 emission regulations, but realize top-level fuel economy for AWD passenger vehicles, thereby integrating driving performance into the environment.” they said in a press release.

via WCF