Subaru Outback

Car Technology

A sensible car acquires multiple personalities

Subaru is back with a state-of-the-art technology.Although its four wheel drive vehicles such as Impreza WRX sits in the show room,which is developed by many years of hard off-road rallies,now Subaru is back with a technology which allows the engine to have multiple personality !!! just by twisting a dial in the console.This is done by using a Subaru Intelligent Drive (SI-Drive) system which gives the driver three modes ; intelligent,sport,sport sharp.This piece comes on 3 2007 models-one of them is,the Outback 2.5XT with automatic transmission,and even more in the coming years.

The double-overhead-cam,2.5 liter engine in the Outback 2.5XT is turbocharged,in which,the cylinders are placed horizontally,just like in a Porsche.This helps in lowering the center of gravity.This engine produces a maximum of 243 hp(horse power) and an exciting 327 newton meters of torque.As you change dial on the console of Outback 2.5XT,the system’s control software readjusts its settings for throttle response, automatic-transmission shift points and engine control.

In intelligent mode,the Outback 2.5XT gives a maximum of 309Nm torque,which is 20% lesser than the maximum.It also,makes the throttle response,gradual and smoother,which improves the fuel mileage considerably (about 10 percent),says Subaru.
In sport mode,it sharpens the throttle response to give out more power and acceleration over fuel efficiency.This is best suited for suburban and freeway driving in hilly terrain.
The sport-sharp mode,point out instantaneous power.Re-amped shift points holds the Outback 2.5XT in the lower gears longer,and improving acceleration by around 50 percent compared to that of intelligent mode,says Subaru.

The team’s main challenge building Subaru Outback 2.5XTis the fact that,giving 3 performance modes required 3 times as much software testing and development. !!!

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