2016 Subaru Levorg
Subaru has announced
that the sporty 2016 Subaru Levorg wagon will be launched in New Zealand in
mid-2016. New Zealand is not the first market to get the Levorg, which has
already been launched in Europe. But the Managing Director of Subaru New
Zealand, Wallis Dumper says that the country will also be “getting a special
high-specification model,” without getting into any details.
The Levorg wagon is a
performance-oriented model that is similar in its driving characteristics and
dimensions to that of the early Legacy GT wagons. New Zealand will initially be
getting the 2.0-litre model which has a 2.0-litre four cylinder turbo petrol
engine generating 296 hp and 400 Nm of torque that kicks in between the 2,000
to 4,800 rpm range. Being a Subaru, power is transferred to all four wheels but
through Subaru’s Lineartronic CVT gearbox.
International markets
are also getting the smaller 1.6-litre turbocharged engine which at the moment
is not confirmed for the Kiwi market but might be considered sometime in the
future.
Fuji Heavy Industries
(FHI), Subaru’s parent company, is struggling with demand across the product
line-up and will initially focus only on the 2.0-litre model. The company is
witnessing strong demand and is already ahead by 30% on sales compared to the
same period last year.
Source : steeringnews
