The entry-level engine is a 4.6-liter V-8 with two valves per cylinder, rated at 248 horsepower.
The entry-level engine option for each of the four (generous) trim levels is a 1.4-litre (100 PS) petrol.
The entry-level engine is a 170-horsepower 2.5-liter flat 4-cylinder introduced in the 2012 Forester and then added to the 2013 Outback and Legacy models.
The entry-level engine will offer 335bhp, give a 0-62mph time of 5.3 seconds and hit a limited top speed of 161mph, while the more powerful V8 engine in the S specification will produce 488bhp to hit 62mph in 4.5 seconds before topping out at a speed of 186mph.
"At the shop level, engine rebuilding is also becoming a dead art," sighs Flint.
Simulations have been performed on an industry-level engine simulation software to verify the controller.
So much so that in my first week I was involved in high-level engine testing in the labs!
Other variables such as equivalence ratio, EGR level, engine speed and engine load had a much smaller impact on the optimum CA50 and CApp.
The computed sea-level engine performance at design and off-design conditions in the 2 to 500 kW power range is presented.
Enlarged with an on-line indication system, a cylinder pressure based engine management system can be established, where the desired control settings are calculated by an upper level engine optimization.
