Where did all the Euro's KW goto?
It was no surprise to see a photo-finish between the Liberty and Accord Euro in our performance tests, the Subaru and Honda both sprinting from standstill to 100km/h in a satellite-timed 9.6 seconds.
HONDA ACCORD EURO
ENGINE 2.4L 4-cyl. POWER 148kW at 7000rpm.
TORQUE 230Nm at 4200rpm.
TRANSMISSION 5-sp auto.
WEIGHT 1555kg.
FUEL CONSUMPTION 8.9L/100km.
SUBARU LIBERTY 2.5i
ENGINE 2.5L 4-cyl.
POWER 123kW at 5600rpm. TORQUE 229Nm at 4000rpm.
TRANSMISSION CVT automatic.
WEIGHT 1432kg.
FUEL CONSUMPTION 8.4L/100km.
http://www.drive.com.au/Editorial/Ar...rticleID=65568
The Liberty is happy to take RON91, has less KW, less torque, consumes less fuel, is AWD, and OMG USES CV.. but ok it weighs more than a hundred kilo less. Is that why the Euro could only keep up with the Liberty's sprint time..?
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