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Country of origin:Japan
Introduced in:2004
Introduced at:2003 Frankfurt Motor Show
Source:Company press release
Last updated:Before December 1st, 2004
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 Outback 3.0R computerised auto gearbox a disaster!  
charlesh
04-02-2006
0.16Kw/Kg sounds pretty good - but for heaven's sake don't try to use it to overtake unless you have a heap of room. It takes 2-5 seconds to get any acceleration at all (depending on how hard you floor the accelerator) until the revs hit 4000. Then, after you have crawled past at 90Kph, you get a big kick in the back and you are suddenly doing 120 just as the corner comes up!
The problem (sorry, I mean "design feature") I am told is that this is an 'intelligent' system that rapidly learns that a habitually gentle driver doesn't really mean it when he asks for accelleration. Resetting the computer fixes the problem for a few Ks, then it returns.
Presumably, none of the reviewers have driven this vehicle except for a short distance after a reset.

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