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Future Vehicles 2008 Subaru Impreza WRX
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Replying to: dino001 (Oct 02, 2007 4:37 am) Right now it's much higher because the US Dollar is in the toilet.
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Replying to: ateixeira (Oct 02, 2007 8:03 am) I remember the days when traveling to Europe and the Euro was worth around 80 US cents. That was just a few short years back...in 2001 !
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Replying to: bobw3 (Oct 01, 2007 1:38 pm) On all hwy kind of trips, the mileage is phenomenal at over 30mpg (30-34mpg), depending on how much above 70mph I stay, during the trip. The in-city mileage ranges from 18-21, again depending on conditions. But I guess the 5-speed Auto in the Honda is geared for better mileage and the VCM (variable cylinder mgmt) helps a lot during hwy trips. The WRX (07 4EAT) is used mostly in mixed driving conditions and till date (7000 miles) it has been coming up with mileage in the 19-23mpg range, during normal driving conditions (spirited driving in both the city and hwy). The best mileage I have gotten in the WRX till date, was 24mpg during a recent trip...but the car was loaded down with people, luggage and also a big roof-rack (14cu ft), under mostly 75-80mph conditions (posted Spd limit 70mph). The roof-rack obviously was not very helpful for the mileage. The Odyssey under the same conditions and the same kind of load and speed, might have yielded 30+mpg easily. Also, I am guessing the WRX might get better mileage after around 20K or so (my Odyssey improved a lot after 20K).
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Replying to: dino001 (Oct 02, 2007 4:37 am) That's something I have hard time to believe in. US has effectively the lowest prices in the world - often by as much as 30-50%. The price may be real, just the config may be quite off what we get here. Well it's on several sites so they just converted it from Yen to dollars. I can't find the article but prices overseas don't concern me very much as I live here. For sure the GSR will be about $30K but if it was $26K they'd probably help to dig Mitsubishi out of the big financial hole it has been in lately. |
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Replying to: aaykay (Oct 02, 2007 9:18 am) Look at the Corvette - 6th gear is ultra tall, I think the ratio is 0.5:1, something like that, and that's how it gets an EPA rating of 28mpg highway. I believe that's better than the WRX.
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Replying to: ateixeira (Oct 02, 2007 11:21 am) -mike
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Replying to: paisan (Oct 02, 2007 4:09 pm) Personally, I think if you're looking at MPG first, before even driving it, you're looking at the wrong car. The turbos require premium and will use lots of it when driven the way they're intended to be. The 2.5i models (across the Subaru range) do well compared to AWD competitors, but that's about it.
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Replying to: ateixeira (Oct 04, 2007 7:15 am)  -mike
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Replying to: paisan (Oct 04, 2007 6:17 pm) It is what "going mainstream" means: trying to capture people who do not have particular attachment to AWD, but what similarly sized, priced, looking, and performing vehicle. You can have cake (go mainstream) and eat it (stay niche), too Mike.
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Replying to: dino001 (Oct 05, 2007 4:30 am)
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