If you’re holding out for the arrival of the Subaru Levorg in Malaysia, good news! The wagon now comes with racing pedigree as Team BMR will enter 2016 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) with a Subaru Levorg as its race car – the third wagon to run in the BTCC after 1994’s Volvo 850 and 2014’s Honda Civic Tourer.
The BMR racing outfit signed a three-year deal with Subaru, and will run two Subaru Levorg Sports Tourers for Jason Plato and Colin Turkington in the upcoming season. The team will be responsible for developing the car and engine, supported by the global resources of Subaru and Subaru UK.
Paul Tunnicliffe, managing director for Subaru UK & Ireland said “we’re very excited to have teamed up with BMR for the 2016 championship, the first time a Subaru has competed in BTCC. We were keen to enter our new Levorg Sport Tourer as it offers class leading aerodynamics and handling prowess in standard form. It can be easily developed into rear-wheel drive to comply with the BTCC regulations so we can’t wait to see how it goes against very established competition.”
In its road going form, the Levorg GT in the UK carries a 1.6 litre turbocharged four-cylinder boxer engine developing 170 PS and 250 Nm. Power is sent through a six-speed Lineartronic CVT transmission and Subaru’s Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive system. The mode recently made its regional debut at the 2015 Thailand Motor Expo, with Malaysia expected to receive the wagon in Q2 of 2016.
GALLERY: Subaru Levorg at the 2015 Thailand Motor Expo
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