Everyone keeps comparing the Suburu and Tiico -- but no one ever points out
that they are no longer using the inline 4 in South Africa for the Vanagon.
They're only using 5 cylinder engines - a 2.3 and a 2.6 which are rated at
90 and 100 kW @ r/min respectively (which I think translates in 150bhp for
100 kW @ r/min - though I'm not certain.) So if you get a four cylinder of
any kind - just remember this: those guys in South Africa will be driving
Vanagons with 5 cylinders when they take them off the lot of a dealership
and if they drove yours they wouldn't want to trade.
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