Hi,
I went for a test drive today. Two cars: an '04 XT with 109K miles and an '05 Outback LL Bean with the 3.0R six cylinder engine and 99.5K miles. Here's the thing... I was very surprised to be completely underwhelmed with the turbo and completely blown away by the H6! :icon_biggrin:
I think that they have similar HP and torque ratings, right? The turbo XT seemed to be no more peppy than the 2.5i that I test drove a couple weeks ago. The 3.0R blew me away because it had a really great engine note and also so much torque on tap at a moment's notice with just the tiniest nudge of the pedal. :icon_arrow::icon_arrow::icon_arrow:
All the reviews and comments that I read from people who have the turbo have them all saying how furious it is, but this one I drove really wasn't at all to me. Any ideas why this might be?
J
I went for a test drive today. Two cars: an '04 XT with 109K miles and an '05 Outback LL Bean with the 3.0R six cylinder engine and 99.5K miles. Here's the thing... I was very surprised to be completely underwhelmed with the turbo and completely blown away by the H6! :icon_biggrin:
I think that they have similar HP and torque ratings, right? The turbo XT seemed to be no more peppy than the 2.5i that I test drove a couple weeks ago. The 3.0R blew me away because it had a really great engine note and also so much torque on tap at a moment's notice with just the tiniest nudge of the pedal. :icon_arrow::icon_arrow::icon_arrow:
All the reviews and comments that I read from people who have the turbo have them all saying how furious it is, but this one I drove really wasn't at all to me. Any ideas why this might be?
J