XV 20.I SE PREMIUM E-BOXER LINEARTRONIC
♦ Engine: 1,995cc 4-cyl ‘boxer’/Lithium ion battery
♦ Power: 150PS
♦ Max speed: 120mph
♦ Performance, 0 to 62: 10.7 seconds
♦ Combined fuel economy: 35.7mpg
♦ Insurance group: 16
♦ Price: £33,655
SUBARU’S XV has always seemed to suffer from an identity crisis. Is it an SUV? A ‘crossover’? For most of its life it has been a five-door hatchback with raised suspension and four-wheel drive, occupying the clear blue water between the bigger Subaru’s (Forester and Legacy/Levorg) and the blue and gold delinquents of the Impreza range.
That clear blue water has drained somewhat now that Subaru has told the Impreza to grow up and stop being a spoiler-clad hooligan. It’s now a sensible, five-door hatchback with four-wheel drive. But where does that leave the XV?
この記事は The Field の January 2021 版に掲載されています。
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