Subaru XV revealed via patent office leak

Spy Shots | Ash | July 27, 2011 at 6:36 pm

The Subaru XV will be produced in China via the still unofficially announced joint venture between Subaru and Chery in 2012 and should sit under the Forester in terms of product placement according to media reports. Chinese consumers have already seen the XV in concept form at the Shanghai Auto Show earlier this year where it gained center stage on the Subaru stand. The original XV is already on sale in China as a crossover version of the current Subaru Impreza, but the latest generation is expected to offer a cleaner design for the whole car and will come in crossover and regular styling.

Engines are likely to be 2.0L, although Subaru could potentially introduce some its smaller engines from the Japanese market into China – possibly even some small displacement turbo units.

Pricing is purely guesswork at this stage, but anything from 120,000rmb and rising with an eventual product launch date of early to mid 2012.

Ash

Ash came to China at 18 on a whim and never left. Some 10 years later he collected a degree and a family along the way and now focuses his time on watching the Chinese car industry develop. He has witnessed the market change from being minor backyard market in to the world's biggest and most important market for all car manufacturers. You can contact or connect with him via Linkedin by clicking the 'Website' link.