Last month, news of Subaru setting up CKD operations in Malaysia surfaced, making our country the hub for a model that will be also exported to Thailand and Indonesia. The following day, we confirmed that the model in question is the XV, which appeared at the Shanghai show earlier this year as a concept.
Now, Fuji Heavy Industries has announced that it will exhibit the production Subaru XV at the Frankfurt show next month. The show unit will be a European spec car.
Billed as a “compact SUV”, the XV is a high riding hatchback with macho 4X4 style body armour, not unlike VW’s Cross models. But it’s not all show; it’s a Subaru, so the XV will come with the brand’s Symmetrical AWD system.
We predict that the production car won’t look too different from the concept car, which appears very production ready. Take away the obvious showcar details such as the fancy touch screen centre console and the dash looks set to go, too.
Instead of just speculating, we hopped over to Singapore for a chat with Glenn Tan, Executive Director of Tan Chong International and Group Chief Executive of Motor Image, the Tan Chong arm handling Subaru in the region. In our exclusive interview, Glenn revealed details on our XV and shared Motor Image’s plans for Malaysia. Click here to view the post.
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Subaru will locally assemble the Impreza hatch first, sedan will be the next.
Any announcement of it being in a reasonable price? Or all margin goes back to Subaru?
Why all car designers resorted to very2 similar headlights design? Lack of ideas or pure lazy?!
i wud like to see a car with mono headlight, mono backlight. hehehe. so, when accd happen, it can help lower the cost of replacement.
The interior actually reminds me of the golf MKV’s. Its very close if not similar.
The grille looks like it’s coming from Chevrolet. hehe..
Glenn Tan, stop your crap, bring in new model for Nissan Serena (C26) and new Sentra.
Wrong channel la friend :)
I think u should speak to the CEO of NTCM, if not mistaken is Dato’ Ang Boon Beng..
instant respond of seeing internal…”Holy shxt, that looks not bad”…assemble in Msia?
It may over took the Msia Lancer Evo passion? :)
I love the interior design. It is brilliant when in shade or night driving. But not good in summer like Malaysia. Huhu..
Oh noes Subaru! So u gonna follow everyone gonna use this design for headlamp ? Civic start it first.. n then Forte , n then Cruze n then the latest 2012 Camry , n now this?
For pete sake designers! look at Audi! look at thier headlamp design! those are cool!!
I think Mitsubishi got it earlier on their Lancer Evo X.
Yep, forgot about those.