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Sunday, February 1, 2015

This is No Punching Bag: The Boxer Engine

The heart and soul of every Subaru vehicle is the boxer engine. It was patented in 1896 and has been also been used by Volkswagen and Porsche. It is named so because the pistons have a horizontal movement, akin to boxers throwing punches. The cylinders are positioned 180 degrees apart from each other, in two banks on either side of the crankshaft. This results in a smooth, shudder-free drive.