Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Subaru XV Concept at Shanghai Auto Show

Here are the first official images of the XV Concept, prototype crossover mid-range that the Subaru in the coming days at the Shanghai Motor Show 2011. Were in fact disclosed, in preview, the exterior lines, finishing the interior and, although "broadly" the technical characteristics of the XV Concept, designed to be equipped with the familiar 2-liter 4-cylinder opposed, trademark of House of the Pleiades.

With the XV Concept, Subaru is renewed for a part of the range, the car, you can imagine, will be positioned midway between the new Impreza (which will be presented at the Salon in New York in an unprecedented form of three volumes, to replace the "old" and unlucky second volume published in 2008, and return to the concept outside of the boot that had characterized the lines for fifteen years) and the largest SUV Forester.

For the exterior lines of the XV Concept, Subaru Centro Stile designers have coined a new term: "Protren," which brings together the concepts of "Professional" and "Trendy" unconventional lines, chosen as the functional and at the same time indicated for 'use of urban and fashionable. " How much of "urban" there can be a vehicle 4 and a half meters long, 1.80 wide, 1.62 high, with an engine displacement of 2000 cc, it will clarify the market.

For now, just give us a preview of the XV Concept SUV - at first glance - seems made for a role of competitors against ix35 Hyundai, Citroen C-Crosser, Ford Kuga, Kia Sorento, Mitsubishi ASX, Renault Koleos. The front of the car now shows the family feeling with the current production Subaru: striking trapezoidal grille motif winged "thin and lights, a motif that is repeated in later development.

New alloy wheels, with their unique color contrast - silver spokes, rims and hubcaps central blue blacks - and also the new type of color choice for the car body, "Electro Yellowgreen" on luminescent effect. The interior is notable for some asset that combine elegance and sportiness: the seats, sporty design for adequate lateral support, were made trim "Silvery white leather, silver-toned skin that is very clear, combined with the same color" yellowgreen "outside, choice of finish.

The dashboard presents, at the center, three multi-function display technology touchscreeen: one for the satellite navigation system, one for stereo and one for the information. The set includes the Subaru system "Eyesight." To say "Subaru", one can not help but think of the opposite cylinder: This geometry is also present in the XV Concept.

The 2-liter develops about 150 hp. The car, which most likely will be equipped with all-wheel drive Subaru Symmetrical All Wheel Drive, is scheduled for commercialization in early 2012. Technical time permitting: the earthquake - tsunami 11 March, in fact, has forced Japanese manufacturers to revise their production plans in depth.

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