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Este boxer vai ter o mesmo "cantar" que o de gasolina ?[
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subaru DIESEL?! UUUIIIIII [:vm)] :sh)
Penso no mesmo.Não deve ser bem igual, mas a melodia deve ser engraçada...
Ou não... []
REVEALED: Subaru's new World Rally Championship contender
02 March 2007
The Subaru Impreza WRC2007![]()
The Subaru World Rally Team has today unveiled the latest evolution of its rally challenger, the Impreza WRC2007, which will make its competitive debut on Rally Mexico (March 9-11) in the hands of Petter Solberg/Phil Mills and Chris Atkinson/Glenn Macneall.
As with previous incarnations of the iconic rally car, the Impreza WRC2007 is the result of a close collaboration between the teams of engineers and designers within Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd and Subaru Tecnica International (STI) in Japan and the Subaru World Rally Team in England.
The creation of the WRC2007 is a sign of Subaru’s ongoing commitment to the World Rally Championship as a way of proving the superior performance, reliability and safety of the Impreza model. Although the latest World Rally Car is outwardly similar to its predecessor, a number of key engineering improvements have justified the production of a new car for the remainder of this season.
Steve Farrell, director of engineering for the Subaru World Rally Team, explains: “The targets were to produce a car that has a more responsive front end with better traction and more balanced tyre wear, particularly on longer stages. To achieve that, we have applied a different philosophy into areas such as weight distribution, suspension geometry and differential set-ups. We also have new dampers to improve road-holding and traction.
“The car also has a different radiator and intercooler pack. We made an evolution in the middle of last season and, with the benefit of the new homologation, we’ve been able to make a further step on that. We have simplified the layout, which has improved the air flow, made the front end of the car easier to service and lost some weight.
“Externally, the differences are relatively subtle. The front bumper has been restyled to suit the new radiator pack and the bonnet vents are different – we have twin side exits on the bonnet this time rather than one central one.”
Richard Taylor, Subaru World Rally Team managing director adds: “Since the latter part of last year we’ve worked very closely with Subaru in Japan to look at certain specific areas of the 2006 car and bring the new version to fruition as quickly as possible. This season we have started to work with BFGoodrich and Mexico will be our first gravel event with its tyres, so we still have a considerable amount of learning to do in that respect.”
As the basis of a rally winning machine, few cars can match the competitive pedigree of the Impreza. First launched in 1992, the road car has developed in tandem with its rallying counterpart and over the last 13 seasons, the Impreza has scored 46 WRC victories and lessons learned on the rally stages have been fed back into the production model.
Like the road-going Impreza, at the heart of the rally car are two key parts of the Subaru philosophy, namely the Horizontally-opposed engine and the trademark Symmetrical AWD (All-Wheel-Drive). Through the work of STI and the Subaru World Rally Team, Subaru has established a two-way feedback process which complements both the road and rally car programmes.
Shigeo Sugaya, manufacturer principal, engineering, for the Subaru World Rally Team, says: “The collaboration between Subaru in Japan and England has worked extremely well to deliver the WRC2007 in a very short timeframe. Last autumn, engineers in Japan and England shared the idea before actual work started on both sides. Then development work was initiated as a joint project between the two teams.
“Our engineers in Japan are responsible for two main areas: the first is designing the bodyshell, including aerodynamics, and the other is improving the power unit. The engine itself contributes to further improving drivability in the middle to low speed range, which worked effectively in the Impreza WRC2006. As with previous designs, the engine is an all-aluminium construction, but the further use of light-weight materials means it is even lighter than before.
“On top of that, we work very closely with the Subaru World Rally Team engineers on specific projects and offer general support as and when it is needed. We also set up smaller groups including engineers from both Japan and England to develop areas such as the suspension or aerodynamics. The groups communicate directly, while my role is to oversee the success of each project. The WRC2007 does not represent a radical change for the team, instead we have made small evolutions in several areas.”
The team has used the WRC2006 for the first three rallies of the 2007 season and has scored points on each outing. In parallel, the new car has been undergoing testing on gravel roads in Italy and Spain. The two Subaru World Rally Team crews will drive the Impreza WRC2007 for Mexico and the subsequent 12 rounds of the WRC.
Today two Subaru Impreza WRC2007s were due to set off from the Subaru World Rally Team’s headquarters in Banbury, England to embark on the 5000-mile trip to Mexico in preparation for their debut in the World Rally Championship.
Subaru lança Forester 2.0X BiFuel
O novo elemento da gama Forester alia a utilização do GPL à da gasolina.
O Subaru Forester passa a estar disponível, no mercado português, numa versão bifuel, movida a GPL e a gasolina.
A nova versão chama-se 2.0X BiFuel e conta com 158 cv de potência. O seu consumo é de 5,9 litros por cada 100 quilómetros percorridos e as suas emissões de NOx são 96% inferiores às da versão movida exclusivamente a gasolina. Tal como acontece com os outros elementos da gama, também o Forester BiFuel beneficia de tracção integral.
No mercado português é proposto a partir de 32.900 euros e beneficia de três anos de garantia ou 100.000 km.
www.autohoje.com
E notícias no site oficial português nem vê-las. O modelo continua a ser o 2005! Para quando a Subaru como importador oficial??
Quem é que importa?
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, sans-serif]The world's first [/FONT] [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif] [/FONT][FONT=Arial, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, sans-serif]The world’s first horizontally-opposed turbo diesel engine offering exceptional refinement and smoothness makes it debut at the 77th Geneva International Motor Show next month on the Subaru stand.[/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif] [/FONT][FONT=Arial, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, sans-serif]The Japanese all-wheel drive specialist – renowned for producing cars with outstanding chassis dynamics and active safety – will be displaying an entire drivetrain at the ’show.[/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif] [/FONT][FONT=Arial, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Subaru believes passionately in its ‘boxer’ engines which are more compact than in-line units and provide a much lower centre-of-gravity. [/FONT] [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif] [/FONT][FONT=Arial, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, sans-serif]This reduces body roll for safer cornering and also enhances handling precision such as during a sudden lane-change maneuver on a motorway.[/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif] [/FONT][FONT=Arial, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Due for its first vehicle application early next year, the Subaru ‘boxer’ turbo diesel is a highly rigid unit with low levels of noise and vibration.[/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif] [/FONT][FONT=Arial, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Not only does this eliminate the need for a balancer shaft which counters uneven combustion pressures and general roughness, but Subaru’s first diesel is as compact as its petrol sisters and combines unusually strong pulling power at low engine speeds with high-rev throttle-response.[/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, sans-serif]http://www.worldcarfans.com/news.cfm/newsid/2070208.002/country/jcf/Subaru/subaru-boxer-turbo-diesel-world-premiere-in-geneva
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[FONT=Arial, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, sans-serif]O mundo primeiro[/FONT] [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif] [/FONT][FONT=Arial, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Motor diesel horizontally-opposed de turbo do mundo o primeiro que oferece o refinement e a lisura excepcionais faz-lhe o debut na 77th mostra de motor internacional de Genebra mês seguinte no carrinho de Subaru.[/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif] [/FONT][FONT=Arial, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, sans-serif]O specialist all-wheel japonês da movimentação - renowned para produzir carros com dinâmica proeminente do chassi e segurança ativa - estará indicando um drivetrain inteiro' na mostra.[/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif] [/FONT][FONT=Arial, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Subaru acredita passionately os motores no seu boxer do `' que são mais compactos do que in-line unidades e fornece uma centro--gravidade muito mais baixa.[/FONT] [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif] [/FONT][FONT=Arial, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Isto reduz o rolo do corpo para encurralar mais seguro e realça também a manipulação da precisão como durante um repentino pista-muda a manobra em um motorway.[/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif] [/FONT][FONT=Arial, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Devido por seu ano seguinte adiantado da primeira aplicação do veículo, o diesel de turbo do boxer do `de Subaru' é uma unidade altamente rígida com níveis baixos do ruído e da vibração.[/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif] [/FONT][FONT=Arial, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Não somente isto elimina a necessidade para um eixo de equilibrador que a combustão desigual dos contadores exerça pressão sobre e aspereza geral, mas o primeiro diesel de Subaru é tão compacto quanto suas irmãs do petrol e combina o poder puxando raramente forte em velocidades de motor baixas com a regulador de pressão-resposta elevado-rev.[/FONT][/FONT]