Why can't Subaru make their cars more fuel efficient!?

Like seriously all of their cars are below 30MPG!
Why can't Subaru make their cars more fuel efficient!?
Their smaller cars they sell in Japan are way more efficient
Why can't Subaru make their cars more fuel efficient!?
they're built for performance, not fuel efficiency. you gain performance and something else has to suffer.
Reply:Subarus aren't known for their fuel efficiency in general, but I will say three things in their favour:





First of all, try to find me any other comparable AWD SUVs or crossovers that get better mileage than non-turbo Subarus. In fact base-model Impreza, Legacy and Forester models get mileage equal to or better than some FWD rivals. I've gotten 36 mpg in a Legacy wagon in highway driving.





Secondly, many Subarus are performance-oriented, and no car with 300 hp will get stellar fuel efficiency.





Third, Subaru has not been idle on the issue. Their new diesel engine, available in Europe but soon to arrive in the US, is good for an average of 40 mpg overall and nearly 50 mpg on the highway--in a Legacy or Outback! They will apparently be spreading the fuel-saving technology they used in this engine to their gasoline engines as well.
Reply:Subaru was not in the market to produce fuel efficient cars. That is what econoboxes like the Hyundai and even that one car company that is worse than them, Honda, if they are stil around.





Subaru makes limited production quaility cars. Something Mitsubishi is starting to do, and I applaud them on the new Lancers, and the new turbo diesel Eclipses coming out.





All Subarus are AWD. All of them. This destroys gas mileage in smaller cars such as the 2.5 Impreza. But their cars have great handling, even in the snow, and they have great quality in each car they make.





If you are looking into Subaru, MPG should not be a concern.
Reply:A) Subaru are AWD; the best AWD ever made I might add- yes, better than Audi.





B) They are still best in their class for gas mileage 90% of the time... take an AWD _____ car and an AWD Subaru and notice the difference.





Subarus #1.

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