Subaru announces new-generation boxer engine

Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. (FHI) of Japan, the manufacturer of cars under the Subaru brand, has announced the details of the new generation boxer engine, its first new line of engines in the past 21 years.

Subaru engine boxer diesel. (Photo: Vietnamplus)

This third engine, also known as the horizontal four-cylinder gasoline engine, has been improved through the latest Subaru research and development.

' In this design, the pistons are arranged symmetrically on the left and right along the crankshaft. As the pistils move, they look like the boxers 'hands, so the engine is called a boxer .'

Thanks to its light weight, compact design, low center of gravity and excellent anti-vibration balance, the new Subaru boxer engine reduces about 10% of fuel consumption and 10% increase in fuel consumption. .

Subaru said the engine will be available in either 2,500 or 2,000cc models, and will now be considered the company's main engines.

FHI has built a new factory at the Gunma Oizumi factory to produce the new generation of engines.