Production 2014–present Class Mid-size car | Assembly Japan: Ōta, Gunma Body style 5-door station wagon | |
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Manufacturer Subaru (Fuji Heavy Industries) Also called Subaru Legacy Touring/Subaru Impreza Wagon | ||
The Subaru Levorg is a mid-size car manufactured since 2014 by Fuji Heavy Industries and sold through Subaru. According to Subaru, the name Levorg is a portmanteau of three words, LEgacy, reVOlution, touRinG The Levorg shares its platform with the Impreza, Legacy and WRX
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History
The Levorg was first shown as a pre-production concept car at the 43rd Tokyo Motor Show in November 2013. Subaru began collecting orders on the Japanese market in January 2014, and the car went on sale in May. In February 2015 Subaru announced the introduction of the Levorg on the European market, and the car made its première on the continent at the Geneva Motor Show in March of the same year.
Specifications
On the domestic Japanese market the Levorg is available with two DOHC flat-four petrol engines, both turbocharged, intercooled and direct injected: a 170 PS (125 kW), 250 N·m (184 lbf·ft) FB16 1.6 L and a 296 PS (218 kW), 400 N·m (295 lbf·ft) FA20 2.0 L. The two are coupled to a Lineartronic continuously variable transmission and four-wheel-drive.
Sales
During its advance sales before launch, Subaru received about 11,000 orders in three months, 2,000 short of its projection.
Motorsport
On 12 January 2016, Subaru announced that it was entering the British Touring Car Championship, as a manufacturer entry, in partnership with Team BMR. For the 2016 season, the team were preparing four Levorg Sports Tourers to the championship's Next Generation Touring Car specification. Former double champions Jason Plato and Colin Turkington will race the cars, along with team owner Warren Scott. The marque's FA20 2.0 litre boxer engine will be race prepared for the team by Mountune Racing.