Among all of autodom, the 2015 Subaru WRX stands out as a little odd, but not because of its flared fenders, funky crease-and-angles styling, or even its position as rally beast in a lineup full of granola-mobiles. OK, so those things are all at least semi-odd, but the thing we're getting at, the thing that makes the WRX unique, is the 268-hp, 2.0-liter turbo four slotted under its aluminum hood. That's because, unlike all but one other automaker, Subaru persists with the boxer engine layout. (The other carmaker is, of course, Porsche, where the engine type is reserved for pure sports cars.) Every other company will insist that cylinders are meant to be in lines or vees, and not constantly thrusting directly at one another. Yet Subaru puts boxer engines into everything it sells. READ MORE ››
from Car and Driver Blog http://blog.caranddriver.com
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