Subaru
Levorg Estate
Subaru
has announced UK pricing for the all-new Levorg estate, which goes on sale at
the end of September. The model will be offered in a single GT trim level with
“generous standard specification” (including AWD) for a base price of £ 27,495
(US$ 42,850).
Essentially
a spiritual successor to the fourth-generation Subaru Legacy Tourer which was
discontinued in 2008, the Levorg combines a more compact body with a greater
interior space than its forebear.
Subaru
says the Levorg offers one of the company’s most refined cabins created, thanks
to the use of high quality materials and new technologies.
Standard
features include leather-trimmed sports seats with Levorg-specific blue
stitching, leather trim on the door panels, center console and on top of the
multi-function display, as well as a 7.0-inch touchscreen infotainment,
connectivity and navigation system.
The
Levorg is also said to offer greater leg, head- and shoulder-room than in the
last Legacy Tourer, as well as a bigger boot with a capacity of 522 liters
(1,446 liters with the second row of seats folded down).
The
UK market will get a single engine option, a new 1.6-liter DIT (Direct
Injection Turbo) Boxer petrol engine mated to a Lineartronic (CVT)
transmission. According to Subaru, the engine offers the same performance as
the existing 2.5-liter naturally-aspirated Boxer engine, despite being 36
percent smaller.
The
unit is rated at 170 PS (168 hp) and 250 Nm (184 lb-ft) of torque, allowing the
Subaru Levorg to sprint from 0 to 62 mph (100 km/h) in 8.9 seconds, while
returning nearly 40 mpg UK (7 l/100 km) on a combined cycle, with corresponding
CO2 emissions of 164 g/km.
Standard
technologies include the new Subaru Rear Vehicle Detection system which
combines Blind Spot Detection, Lane Change Assist and Rear Cross Traffic Alert.
Active Torque Vectoring (ATV) is also offered as standard.
Source
: carscoops
