Subaru baut einen neuen Kombi: Levorg

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I finally got the keys to the latest wagon made by Fuji Heavy Industries, the Subaru Levorg. Most of us discovered this car during this year's Tokyo Auto Salon. Personally, I really liked the car and thought that Subaru was really going somewhere regarding the brand’s DNA. Finally, common features between models have started to emerge and a line has been established. The car was officially launched on June 20th and just 4 days later, the nice people from the Subaru building in Shinjuku gave me the keys of a nice dark blue 2-litre turbo version of their new automobile. Due to high demand, it was only possible to keep the car for a couple of weeks, so I had to be quick! Out of the big city I headed to Hakone via Toyo Tires Turnpike in order to get a taste of the car. The journey started on the highway and I was to discover the excellent comfort and all the gadgets that make this car very easy to drive for long distances. Let’s maybe start with this aspect of the car because, let’s be honest, it’s the primary side of it. My press car was equipped with the Eyesight © system and I was literally overwhelmed with technological assistance. First the cruise control, now pretty much standard on all new cars, is completed by an automatic control of the distance between you and the car in front of yours. You can set this system on three different positions, thus letting you choose how far you want your car to keep you. If the car preceding you slows down, the brakes will automatically activate and your speed will match the other car. In addition you will also hear warnings when you cross a white line. Of course both head lights and wiper are automatic, as well as all four windows which will go all the way up or down with a single push. From that point, you already know you’re not driving an Impreza, but something obviously more oriented towards comfort. The boxer engine is still there and so is its torque, but the truth is that the CVS gear box feels just like a normal automatic transmission with a few more gears in it. Subaru was never particularly good at making automatic gear boxes and this one is no exception unfortunately. They also kept the horrible modes introduced with the GRB and GVB Impreza. If you don’t know this feature, here is a short explanation: On most sporty Subaru vehicles nowadays you have three modes for the engine response: “I” for intelligent, but it really just means low power and economical mode. On the Impreza this mode is particularly painful because it makes the car behave like a Hummer with a kei-car engine. Then you have the “S” mode for “Sport” and the “S#” mode, which is the one giving you the full potential of the engine. That said, when I tried the Impreza Spec C I was wondering why they even put in the “S” mode. If I can imagine a need for an eco mode in order to save fuel in traffic, an intermediary mode was quite useless in my opinion. Unfortunately, on the Levorg they did exactly the same thing. This time, however, you don’t have a single switch for the three modes but two distinct buttons on the steering wheel. One for switching between I and S, the other between I and S#. Unlike the Impreza though, the I mode doesn’t make your car totally asthmatic. If you step on it you will still have pressure from the turbocharger and you will be able to overtake a car easily. The real disappointment comes when you try to get a bit “sporty”. Someone at Subaru thought it would be cool to have those flappy paddles on the steering wheel (which already includes 17 buttons for the audio, phone, cruise control, trip, distance sensor, etc…). It would have been nice if it had let you take control of the transmission and shift when you feel like it (manual transmission please?). With the paddles, all you can basically do is shift up BEFORE the car does it automatically, thus only making the car even less effective. So far, you might think that “this car doesn’t look too good…” but the truth is, it’s not a bad car by a long shot. It’s actually quite good for what it was designed for. The Levorg was not meant to be a new Impreza Wagon. In this car you get all the latest safety and assistance technology available, or close to it. The ride is comfortable and extremely quiet. Despite the number of switches and buttons, everything is pretty straight forward and well thought out. It’ll take only a few moments for the driver to feel at home in the Levorg and it might very well be the perfect car for a small family with parents (dad?) hoping to own a sports car. The compromise is well balanced. You can drive it fast and even, and it’ll be smooth and nice most of the way. You’ll find not less than 4 USB plugs, two at the front and two at the rear so everyone in the car can recharge his tablet, smartphone or portable game console. The arm rest simply slides between the seats if you need more room for your elbow and there is room for drinks between the seats and in the doors' compartments. A nice dark grey leather with blue stitches (on my press car) matches the body color. That said, the car may seem to some a bit too conservative in design, but well assembled. I would regret the garnish around the gear stick and on the door panels, made out of plastic imitating aluminum. Those will certainly age quite badly and they don’t go too well with the leather of the interior. Nevertheless, it still has a powerful enought engine under the hood capable of being pushed hard. The chassis felt really good and so did the brakes, despite being “just” equipped with basic calipers and not Brembos. I bet this chassis could take a lot more power; I would love to see a proper STI version of the Levorg. The suspension could be a bit firmer, but again comfort was the obvious target with this car and it doesn’t take too much roll in the corners. The Levorg is quick and feels very secure. No doubt many will enjoy these features. In conclusion, I’d say that the Levorg is an excellent car when looked upon as what it is meant to be; a good looking car with sporty abilities, loaded with technology and fuel efficient. Subaru probably got it right with this model considering the market. It’s not as exciting as an Impreza WRX, but it’s not boring as a standard wagon. You can get a bit of both and if you like compromises, the Levorg is the car you need! Now we just wait for the STI version.

Alles in allem echt schade. Das einzig positive ist, dass wir ihn in good old europo gleich garnicht bekommen, somit braucht man sich nicht so schlimm ärgern.
Fragt sich nur womit ich in 3-4 Jahren meinen WRX-Wagon ersetzen soll...

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Alles in allem echt schade. Das einzig positive ist, dass wir ihn in good old europo gleich garnicht bekommen, somit braucht man sich nicht so schlimm ärgern.

Steht ja noch nicht fest, die Hoffnung, dass er nach Europa kommt, besteht bei mir jedenfalls noch.

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Subaru is considering overseas sales but hasn’t made plans public. Japan’s Nikkei business daily says it aims to sell the Levorg in Europe next year and possibly Australia. It’s not expected to be sold in the United States.

gefällt mir optisch sehr gut

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Original von RalfPeterB-80 Zitat: Subaru is considering overseas sales but hasn’t made plans public. Japan’s Nikkei business daily says it aims to sell the Levorg in Europe next year and possibly Australia. It’s not expected to be sold in the United States.

Wenn das denn eintreten sollte, bleibt die Frage offen was es für ein Stunt ist ihm das Automatikgetriebe zu entnehmen und gegen ein STi-Getriebe zu ersetzen. (vor allem elektronisch wird sich da sicherlich einiges querlegen...)

Ich sag mal nicht das er heute als testwagen als lhd am Frankfurter Flughafen angekommen ist. Als 2 liter turbo mit 300 ps. Da ich nicht mit klar komme wie ich fotos hochlade müsst ihr warten.

Er wird auch nach Deutschland kommen, aber nicht mehr 2014.

Hier die fotos

danke für die pics, interessant das die Logos abgeklebt wurden, und das es schon ein Linkslenker ist.

Hätte ich Emil Frey ehrlich gesagt nicht zugetraut.

mit 2.0 Dit?

hier mal eine ganz Info aus Japan, geht um die Anteile bei der Zulassung in Japan

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sales in Japan 1st：1.6GT-S EyeSight 54% 22d：1.6GT EyeSight 22.1% 3rd：2.0GT-S EyeSight 20.6% 4th：2.0GT EyeSight 2.3% 5th：1.6GT 1% 99% has EyeSight option 76.1% has 1.6L motor S series has bilstein damper

Sehr gute Nachrichten, ich freue mich echt auf die Karre.

@Marco: Danke, dass Du es uns nicht gesagt hast

Also ich muss sagen für mich auf den ersten blick mit einer der schönsten kombis

Als ich am WE vor der Deutschland-Rallye Heim in den Hunsrück gefahren bin, kam der LHD-Levorg mir in der Nähe von Ingelheim (FHI-Testzentrum) in einer Autobahn-Baustelle entgegen.

Hallo

Es sind keine 2.0l Turbo.
Der Silberne ist ein 1.6l Turbo ;-)

es sind mehrere die in Friedberg sind?
und alles nur 1,6er/170 PS, keiner mit 2,0 ltr?