Audi vs. Subaru?

[Larry C Leung]

I'd mostly concur with Jon, except I've found the Gen 3 and 4 (the new
'05's)
don't have the turn in of the earlier cars, which can be made to drift
fairly 
easily. That and the power tends to run out of breath (small turbo?) at
very
high velocities (then again, so do 1.8T's). As I noted earlier, the Gen 3
cars
are somewhat underpowered, totally solved with the GT turbo's. They are 
actually quite torquey. 

LL - NY


> Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2004 20:32:48 -0500
> From: Jon Linkov <jon at audiclubna.org>
> Subject: Re: Audi vs. Subaru?
> To: Audifans <quattro at audifans.com>
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> 
> New Legacy wagon or an '04/earlier model? Makes a difference to an 
> extent.
> 
> '05 Legacy/Outback is all new. Great car, some definite shortcomings
> compared to a similarly-priced Audi (A4 or used A6), but some 
> advantages
> too. It's not the tin can-like experience of the older Subeys. The 
> interior
> is very nice, it's a bit tail-happy (seriously), especially the GT 
> with the
> 250hp turbo four-cylinder engine.
> 
> Things I disliked in the Outback Limited wagon in the tests my 
> magazine did:
> power seats didn't adjust as much as Audi power seats do; steering 
> wheel
> didn't telescope, it would only tilt; some materials still cheap 
> feeling.
> But the $$ is nice, the car is a lot roomier than an A4, and they 
> are pretty
> reliable. 
> 
> Jon
>