Outback Turbo

[AlanKilian]

Originally Posted by bigangelman

Skip anything with turbo! If you want long life and reliability. Once that turbo kicks in any savings is gone..

Car and driver did experiments and measured:
"The takeaway? On bulk, turbocharged vehicles do live up to their fuel-economy labels. And they don’t suffer in the real world any more than naturally aspirated vehicles."

https://www.caranddriver.com/feature...-economy-bust/

[Brian G.]

Originally Posted by Dyquen

hauling stuff up mountains (I live in western Canada)

I think I read on the Subaru Outback forum that the turbo engine can be better for mountain driving.

[FloridaNativeMike]

Originally Posted by Brian G.

I think I read on the Subaru Outback forum that the turbo engine can be better for mountain driving.

Correct. Since the turbo is an air compressor it will reduce the effect of thin air at altitude. So, a turbo engine will lose less horsepower/torque than a normally aspirated engine as you go up in altitude.

-Mike