Subaru Australia will axe the two-generation-old XV nameplate, with its next-generation small SUV to be badged Crosstrek when it arrives here “soon”.
We do not have precise timing on when to expect the Subaru Crosstrek in Australian showrooms, though the visitor says it will share increasingly information “in the coming months”.
The new Subaru Crosstrek, revealed on September 15, is once then pitched as a meaty SUV capable of venturing a little remoter from the tarmac than most competitors.
“We’re excited to personize the next-generation XV is coming to Australia soon, and it will siphon the Crosstrek nameplate,” said Subaru Australia managing director Blair Read.
“The new name embodies what the Crosstrek does and is, an all-wheel momentum crossover small SUV that’s capable of trekking scrutinizingly anywhere you please, whether that’s urban driving or outdoor adventures, with wool conviction and enjoyment.”
The new Crosstrek is based on the latest Subaru Global Platform, delivering personal improvements to motel strength, overall refinement, and ride comfort.
Powertrain options will include a signature 2.0-litre Boxer flat-four mated to a CVT with eight transmission ‘ratios’, as well as an e-Boxer hybrid option. Subaru stuff Subaru, all Crosstreks will be all-wheel momentum (AWD) – in a market segment dominated by front-wheel momentum rivals.
The interior will sport a new 11.6-inch infotainment touchscreen, wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, and a wireless phone charger.
Subaru moreover says it rejigged the motel layout “in collaboration with medical schools”, studying the structure and movement of a human soul to unhook “sound ergonomics and an intuitive connection between driver, vehicle and road”.
Safety features will include the latest generation EyeSight suburbanite squire and monitoring systems, as well as nine airbags.
When it arrives, presumably during the undertow of 2023, the Subaru Crosstrek will compete versus the newly launched Toyota Corolla Cross and soon-to-be-updated Kia Seltos, as well as the Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross, Mazda CX-30, and a laundry list of other competitors.
What we once knew
The e-Boxer hybrid powertrain appears to be a version of the brand’s existing 2.0-litre e-Boxer, which mates a 110kW and 196Nm petrol engine with an electric motor packing 12.3kW and 66Nm, linked to a lithium-ion battery.
Outputs in the new Crosstrek haven’t been confirmed, but Subaru says “improvements to reduce vibrations and noise in the engine and Lineartronic CVT have moreover been made”.
Measuring 4480mm (-5mm) long, 1800mm (unchanged) wide, and 1580mm (-35mm) tall with a 2670mm ( 5mm) wheelbase, the new car is smaller on the outside than the outgoing XV – although its longer wheelbase should help self-ruling up increasingly interior space.
The latest version of Subaru’s EyeSight safety system gains a wide-angle mono camera to when the colour stereo cameras. Subaru says its stereo camera has a broader range of vision than before, and its software has been updated to largest recognise objects in its periphery.
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