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Rested Vehicle information: 2.5L Horizontally-Opposed 4-Cyl Engine; Lineartronic Continuously Variable transmission with 6-speed manual mode- 2 2 citym pg 2 9
highway mpg, MSRP $24,595, Tested MSRP $28,298.
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2010 Subaru
Outback 2.51
Premium / ADD
fit rig h t in w ith ty p ic a l a c tiv e
lifestyles and everyday com m uting.
T he 2.5i trim s are p o w ered by a
2.5-liter boxerfour rated at 170 horse­
p o w er at 5600 rpm and 170 Ib-ft o f
to rq u e at 4 0 0 0 rpm . T he 2.5i is o u t­
by K athleen C arr
fitted w ith an all-new 6-speed m anual
The Subaru Premium-trimmed 2.5 i tran sm issio n from the factory. The
adds a 10-w ay p o w er adjustable tested vehicle cam e eq u ip p ed w ith
driver's seat, 17-inch alloy w heels, a the S ubaru's L ineartronic C V T ,
le ath er steerin g w heel, auto up / w hich selects any ratio betw een its
dow n driver's w indow and fog lights, h ighest and low est av ailab le ratios
and raises the sticker price to $24,595. at any tim e and adds $1000. This
O p tio n a l fa re in c lu d e s th e m eans a m ore efficien t use o f p o w er
Lineartronic C V T, all-w eather pack­ and b etter fuel econom y. In the past,
age, a 4 4 0 -w att H arm an K ardon ste­ m anual g earboxes go t b etter m ile­
reo and a sunroof. T he O utback's age than th eir autom atic co u n ter­
standard all-w heel drive, rugg ed parts, bu t in the O utback the 6-
nature and general outdoorsy vibe speed delivers 19 m pg city/27 m pg
hig h w ay , w h ile the C V T posts 22
m pg/29 m pg
T h e d e sig n o f th e u n ib o d y sh ell
an d th e low , h o riz o n ta lly -o p p o se d
e n g in e k e ep th e c e n te r o f g ra v ity
lo w , m in im i z in g s id e - t o - s i d e
w e ig h t tra n s fe r w h en c o rn e rin g .
S p rin g s an d sh o c k s a re m a tc h e d
a n d tu n e d m o d e ra te ly firm ly fo r
g o o d c o n tro l w ith m in im a l b o d y
ro ll w h e n c o rn e rin g , d e sp ite th e
c o n sid e ra b le 8.7 in c h e s o f g ro u n d
c le a ra n c e , w h ic h a llo w s e a sy an d
safe d irt-ro a d d riv in g a n d p ro te c ­
tio n fro m ro a d d e b ris th a t m ig h t
s u rp ris in g ly a p p ea r.
T he base 2.5i co m es standard
w ith 16-inch steel w heels, autom atic
headlights, adjustable ro o f rails and
cross bars, full p o w er accessories,
cruise control, a tilt-and-telescop-
ing steering colum n, height-adjust-
able d riv er seat and a fo u r-sp eak er
stereo w ith C D p lay er and an au x il­
iary audio ja ck . T he 2.5i P rem ium
adds 17-inch alloy w heels, fog lights,
rear privacy glass, eig h t-w ay p o w er
d riv er seat (w ith p o w er lum bar) and
a leather-w rapped steering w heel.
O ptional on the P rem ium is an A ll-
W eath er package that adds heated
side m irrors, a w indshield w ip er de--
icer and heated front seats. The
optional H arm an K ardon stereo in­
c lu d es n in e sp ea k e rs, a six -C D
ch an g er and B luetooth phone and
audio connectivity
T he O u tb ack w ill catch you o ff
g u ard ev ery tim e you step out o f the
d riv e r seat, b ecau se o f its high
g round clearance, w hile d riv in g it,
you feel a relativ ely low c en te r o f
g rav ity w hich adds to the feeling o f
a low ground vehicle. The O utback's
im p ro v ed interior space and c o m ­
fort, also help to im prove both ride
and h an d lin g q ualities. It m ay have
a station w agon look h o w ev er the
sm ooth, co m fo rtab le and great h a n ­
d lin g d escrib es the O utback's o n ­
road behavior. T he o u tb ack is truly
a v ersatile p erform s w hile in tow n
and o f f road w hile p ro v id in g sp a­
cious cargo room . I feel like I w as
d riv in g a SU V .
In Loving Memory
Denell Ann Tanner Mullen
T his is the third y e ar since D enell has left us to go hom e to o u r
Lord. She passed aw ay on June 2 8 ,2 0 0 7 at hom e w ith her girls and
husband after a 6 y e ar battle w ith H o d g k in ’s lym phom a cancer.
She w as a fighter and w ent through three different k em os for
alm ost four years. She never co m p lain ed one tim e b ecau se she
never w anted her fam ily to w orry. A s I said, she w as alw ays
thinking o f others before herself.
She is terribly m issed by all o f h er children; her husband D oug;
h er m om Sally T anner; h ersisters, Sheila, D ebbra Lee, C edra; her
brothers, D arreal and C eodus; all her aunts; and m any oth er
fam ily m em bers and m any friends.
A ll w ho knew D enell knew she w as a great w om an and the great
m other, sister and w ife any and ev ery m an w ish es for. She w ould
be 50 years old this year.
W e are thankful for the lord blessing us w ith h er for a very short
tim e o f 48 years w hen she passed. W e all kn o w the L ord takes the
good young and w e all are sure he had a b ig g er plan for D enell.
L et us n ev er forget how great a w om an she w as. W e love you
D enell and m iss you so m uch b ab y doll.
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