Jumat, 18 Juni 2010

2010 Subaru Legacy 2.5GT: Rise of the MPGs


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Since took keys for our long-term 2010 Subaru Legacy 2.5GT fellow editor Chris Paukert, I’ve managed squeeze in number long drives. This has given me perfect chance observe the Legacy 2.5GT′s fuel economy in ideal conditions. The Environmental Protection Agency rates our Legacy model its turbocharged 2.5-liter four-cylinder at 18 mpg in the city, 25 the highway 21 mpg combined. As you can see above, our experience over the last three full fill-ups beat the estimates with room spare.

Mind you, I’ve spent most my time with the Legacy cruising comfortably the highway, Paukert, who lives decidedly more urban setting, assures me that the MPGs fall fast the city. Also, remember that the Legacy 2.5GT requires premium fuel, spent between $44 $46 to fill up its 18.5-gallon fuel tank with 93 Octane that cost about $2.80/gallon.

Still, my last fill-up showed the car achieved an honest-to-goodness 27 mpg over 426 miles, which 6 mpg better than the EPA’s combined estimate and 2 mpg better than its highway estimate. And the engine appears to gaining efficiency as we continue to break it in.

The wife and I gearing up for road trip with the Legacy that will add well over 2,000 miles to its odo. We’ll keep track of the fuel economy we see and report back to see Autoblog’s first long-term car can keep this surprisingly good performance up.

2010 Subaru Legacy 2.5GT: Rise MPGs originally appeared Autoblog Fri, 18 Jun 2010 15:29:00 EST. Please see our terms use feeds.

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