This car has a 4 door saloon (sedan) type body with a front mounted engine driving through all four wheels.
Its engine is a turbocharged petrol, 2 litre, double overhead camshaft 4 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. This powerplant produces 217 bhp (220 PS/162 kW) of power at 6400 rpm, and maximum torque of 269.7 N·m (199 lb·ft/27.5 kgm) at 4000 rpm.
The engine powers the wheels via a 5 speed manual transmission.
Quoted kerb weight is 1310 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2580 mm | 101.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1465 mm | 57.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1455 mm | 57.3 inches | |
| Length | 4545 mm | 178.9 inches | |
| Width | 1690 mm | 66.5 inches | |
| Height | 1395 mm | 54.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.76 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1310 kg | 2888 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 60 litres | 13.2 [15.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Subaru | ||
| Engine code | EJ20 | ||
| Cylinders | Flat 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1994 cc (121.681 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 92 × 75 mm
3.62 × 2.95 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.23 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 220 PS (217 bhp) (162 kW) at 6400 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 269.7 Nm (199 ft·lb) (27.5 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 81.2 kW/litre 110.3 ps/litre 108.8 bhp/litre 1.78 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
135.26 Nm/litre
1.63 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EGI (Multipoint Sequential Injection) | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1699.7 kPa (246.5 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 498.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | turbo | ||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | |||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 167.95 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 PS/kg 123.52 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 165.65 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.1 kg/kW 13.52 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | unknown | ||
| Drive wheels | all wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | |||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 205/60 R 15 89H | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/60 R 15 89H | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | 4.11 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 843964 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | E-BC5 | ||
| RAC rating | 21.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1991 Subaru Legacy RS added 2025-11-02. Last modified 2025-11-07. |
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