#12 Fastest 4 Cylinder Car - Subaru BR-Z — 145 mph

 Subaru BR-Z — 145 mph

Subaru vehicles are known for outstanding capabilities on and off the road, but with the BR-Z, drivers are most likely to remember the sporty aesthetics. The BR-Z utilizes the physique of a sports car to hit top speeds of 145 miles per hour, behind 200 horsepower kicked out by the 2.0-liter Subaru Boxer 4-cylinder engine. It doesn’t get much more lightweight and nimble than the BR-Z, and if engineers can manage to squeeze even more speed out of it, it’ll challenge for the crown of four-cylinder vehicles.

# 4 Fasted 4 Cylinder Car - Subaru WRX STI — 155 mph

 

Subaru WRX STI — 155 mph

For those looking to get off the beaten path, Subaru’s WRX STI may be the perfect four-cylinder driven car. The WRX is well-known for being a powerful and capable little sedan, and the newest variants are fully loaded with a 305 horsepower 2.5-liter turbo four, allowing it to reach terminal speeds of up to 155 miles per hour. The WRX STI can also match the quickness of many luxury sports cars within the four-cylinder realm as well, going from 0-60 in 4.5 seconds. Born to rally, the WRX STI can offer enough speed to satisfy the inner racer, but also the precision handling to handle tricky roads.

SUBARU BRZ wins Edmunds.com 2014 Best Retained Value Award

The Edmunds.com Best Retained Value® Awards are part of our continuing efforts to highlight vehicle value for consumers. The awards recognize the brands and models that have the highest projected private party residual value five years after their launch, expressed as a percentage of their average True Market Value (TMV) during their first five months in the market (or, for vehicles introduced in November or December of 2013, through March 2014). We assume 15,000 miles driven per year. These awards are based on each carmaker's 2014 models that launched prior to the end of 2013.

 

Winners are chosen based on: 

• Highest Projected Residual Value after five years, expressed as a percentage of “cash” True Market Value (i.e., True Market Value less applicable generally available customer cash incentives).
• Model-level awards are based on a computation, for each qualifying model, of: (i) the average cash TMV price over the first five months (if available; minimum of three months) for such model, and (ii) the average projected five-year depreciation computed for each of the first twelve months after the launch of such model.
• Brand-level awards are based on a computation, for each qualifying brand, of the sales-weighted averages of: (i) the cash TMV prices for the first five months (if available, minimum of three months) for all qualifying models of such brand, and (ii) the projected five-year depreciation for all qualifying models of such brand.

Model level qualifications:

• Only model year 2014 vehicles qualify
• Model must have been launched by 12/31/2013
• Model must have sales in February 2014 that are not less than 20% of the average sales in that month of all models that fall in its Vehicle Type Category.
• Edmunds.com must have TMV data for the model for a minimum of three months
• Brand level qualifications:
• Each Brand must have 100,000 unit sales in calendar year 2013 Each Brand must have qualifying vehicles competing in at least four Vehicle Type Categories

 

For information on the brand and model award winners and a summary of the award methodology, go to http://www.edmunds.com/car-reviews/best-retained-value-cars.html. 

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