What Car? has a first driving impression of Subaru's new diesel-powered Legacy. It's the first compression ignition engine from the quirky Japanese brand. It's not a particularly detailed review and doesn't provide much hard data. However, according to the magazine the new engine which is available in the Legacy wagon and Outback is a gem. They like the smooth running boxer which provides respectable performance to go with it's 41mpg (U.S.) combined EU rating. It looks like this will definitely be an engine worth waiting for when it arrives on U.S. shores in 2010.

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Click on the Tesla Roadster for a high-res gallery

Ever since Tesla Motors emerged from its Silicon Valley startup stealth mode in July 2006, the company has been getting a remarkable amount of media attention. Obviously, a lot of chatter came from the automotive media. However, given the people involved, its location and the nature of the car, plenty of outlets who would normally ignore a new car announcement suddenly became obsessed with this aspiring manufacturer. While millions of words have been spilled onto page and screen, until now no one outside the company and only a few customers have been able to speak from first hand knowledge behind the wheel of the Roadster.

Back in November, following the media previews for the Los Angeles Auto Show, I got my first direct exposure to the Roadster when I went for a ride with Tesla Marketing VP Darryl Siry in the canyons around Malibu. Shortly after that the crews from the big print mags got their turn to thrash the Roadster before I finally got the call. As soon as we nailed down a date and time I flew across the country only to be met by overcast skies and intermittent rain on the appointed day. Paraphrasing our friends at USPS, neither rain, nor snow will keep us from bringing you our first driving impression of the Tesla Roadster. It's available after the jump along with a video, and don't forget to check Autoblog's companion review that focuses more on the driving experience as it compares to the Lotus Elise, the car on which the Tesla Roadster is based.