The 3.6-liter DOHC is a boxer special that comes from the Tribeca and benefits from being expanded by six-tenths of a liter over the current Outback engine. The numbers jump to 256 hp and 247 lb-ft – with 225 lb-ft available from 2,000 rpm – and it will return 18 mpg on the highway and 25 in the city, fitted to the five-speed automatic transmission – one mpg better than the current car.
If you want a 6-speed manual though you'll have to get the 2.5i
My mother-in-law just bought one... and loves it Despite my encouraging, they went with a fully loaded one with the CVT
Sabre (Julian) 92.5% Stock 04 STI
Good choice putting $4,000 rims on your 1990 Honda Civic. That's like Betty White going out and getting her tits done.
As weird as it might sound, I'd like to test drive a car with a CVT. I've read a lot and understand the concept, but I would like to feel what it is like.
It feels like a slipping clutch to me I need to test drive one of the newer ones though!
Sabre (Julian) 92.5% Stock 04 STI
Good choice putting $4,000 rims on your 1990 Honda Civic. That's like Betty White going out and getting her tits done.
You know that 'pause' feeling when a AT upshifts? Well, you step on the gas, it accelerates, and your body leans forward a little bit waiting for that pause that never happens. Very very odd feeling.
I basically describe it to be as 'analog gears' vs 'digital gears'.
Jason "El Zorro" Fox '17 Subaru Forester 2.0XT
DCAWD - old coots in fast scoots.
Despite my encouraging, they went with a fully loaded one with the CVT 
