The diesel version of theEuropean market Subaru Impreza has caught the tuning attention ofUnichip, a firm that as its name implies, fiddles around with ECUs. Thecompany claims that thanks to some subtle electronic tweaks to the2.0-liter turbo diesel engine's fuelling and boost settings, output israised by 18HP and torque by 33 lb-ft for a total of 168-horsepower and291lb.ft of torque.
Noperformance or economy figures were released, but Unichip vaguelystates that "drivers reported a 5-10% consumption improvement comparedto standard".
In the UK, the Unichip U-Connect upgrade is priced at £465.30 including 17.5% VAT. |