Subaru Australia is working arduous on getting “trail-capable” variations of its Crosstrek, Forester and Outback SUVs to Australia, in keeping with the model’s native director.
Blair Learn, managing director for Subaru’s native arm, mentioned the extra rugged Wilderness variations out there within the US are “within the pipeline” for our market.
“We’re working very intently with the manufacturing facility on Wilderness,” Mr Learn mentioned. “Are we ? Completely. Is it within the pipeline? Sure.”
“We’re working by means of now simply how and when that can come to market, however undoubtedly within the pipeline,” Mr Learn added.
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Outback Wilderness
Subaru’s vary of extra rugged Wilderness fashions are presently solely produced by its North American manufacturing facility in Lafayette, USA, which means they’re presently produced completely in left-hand drive.
That is additionally the rationale it took the turbocharged Outback XT so lengthy to make it to the Australian market, as Subaru’s native division wanted to marketing campaign its world dad or mum to have the Japanese plant tooled to provide the drivetrain in right-hand drive.
Australia’s thirst for extra succesful, adventure-ready automobiles is little question driving Subaru Australia’s enterprise case for its Wilderness portfolio, to bolster the extra inexpensive finish of the market.
Key highlights for every Wilderness mannequin embrace raised trip top, new bumpers with improved method and departure angles, all-terrain tyres, and distinctive design parts to enrich the extra rugged capabilities.
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Crosstrek Wilderness
The brand new-generation Subaru Crosstrek launches this month in Australia, bringing in a brand new nameplate to interchange the outgoing XV that has bought over 100,000 items in Australia over a number of generations.
Pricing for the brand new mannequin kicks off at $34,990 earlier than on-road prices, with each Boxer and e-Boxer Hybrid variations out there throughout a five-strong variant line-up.
Mr Learn informed CarExpert the native arm expects the brand new Crosstrek to “choose up the place XV left off” by way of its gross sales quantity within the Australian market – the XV sometimes accounted for “roughly 25 per cent” of Subaru’s quantity in Australia.
Provide of the petrol fashions is “good” at launch, although the hybrid fashions are presently topic to six-month wait instances – and it’s an identical story for the bigger Forester e-Boxer Hybrid.
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