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The XT6 and its History

1984 -
The Subaru XT was introduced for the 1985 Model year, it was given high
praise for having the Lowest Drag Coefficient of any production car in the
world. the XT styling is known for its love it or hate it , opinions..,
officially introduced with a 1781 cc Horizontally-opposed Flat 4, which pumped
out an inadequate 97 hp @ 5200 rpm and 103ft-lbs of Torque @ 3200 rpm.
The Press gave the XT mediocre reviews , constantly complaining about the
lack of hp / Torque (ooomph),
1986 -
A Turbocharger was added to the XT, witch improved performance.. but not to
the degree that everyone had hoped Subaru would. the Turbo boosted engine
specs too 111hp @4800rpm and 134lbs-Torque @2800 rpm. The Turbo wasnt enough to
Please Reporters , as they were disappointed in the mild implementation of the
turbo.
1987 / 1988 -
Take the XT ad two more cylinders, 891 more cc's couple more gadgets. and you
have the XT6, which was introduced in 1987 for the 1988 model year .The XT6 is equipped
with a 2700cc, horizontally-opposed flat 6 engine witch produced 145hp @
5200rpm and 156lbs or Torque @4000 rpm, in addition to the new engine
Subaru Introduced the Cybride Power Steering. which was a very complicated power
steering system. that worked well.. when it worked ! :),
All XT's with 4WD (AWD) came equiped with a Self Leveling Pneumatic
Suspension system, which when matched with the Legendary Subaru AWD system, and
the Cybrid power steering system. gave the car the a feel that is only rivaled
by cars. many times the price.
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