The Japanese brought to Geneva the new generation serial model. compact crossover Subaru XV. Это уже третья по счету смена генерации. Автомобиль собран на модульной "тележке" SGP, в результате жесткость кузова кроссовера и его управляемость радикальным образом улучшены. Externally "паркетник" изменился не столь значительно. Путь из концептуальной версии до серийной модели у Subaru XV of the third generation took only one year. The Subaru GlobalPlatform (SGP) modular “trolley” has increased the rigidity of the skeleton of the SUV in torsion as much as seventy percent relative to the model of the previous generation. The center of gravity of the car is shifted five millimeters lower, the crossover began to heel fifty percent less when entering turns. Clearance "parquet" makes 22 centimeters, it is one of the best indicators in a segment. 
Newborn Subaru's "Fifteen" got a more spacious body. The distance between the axles increased by three centimeters (2 m 66.5 cm), the total length added one and a half centimeters and reached 4 meters 46.5 cm, the width of the compact crossover added another two centimeters (1 m 80 cm), and the height did not change - 1 m 61.5 cm. 
Externally new Subaru XV It is not much different from the old version, but the Japanese are conservative, so they are not in a hurry to change the cardinal appearance of the car. And this is a good tradition. After all, the inner content is more important. Salon new items received a higher quality finish. On the main panel, a new ultra-modern multimedia device with a touchscreen diagonal of eight inches has appeared. The system syncs with all known smartphones and provides many entertainment features. 
Under the hood of the new generation Subaru XV there is still the only eighty percent updated two-liter boxer benzomotor capable of the power of a horse herd of 156 heads. The Russian version will be less powerful, most likely, six "horses" will be removed from it with a special firmware. The engine is combined with the Lineartronic variable speed transmission, which has seven quasi-gears that are shifted by the steering wheel petals. 
The car is available only all-wheel drive. But there is no differential, there is a clutch. The traffic control system received an additional mode, "X-Mod", the same as that of the Subaru Forester. In addition, an assistant controlling the vehicle during descent — Hill DescentControl, an adaptive cruise control working in conjunction with an emergency braking system; movement within road markings is also regulated by a special assistant; an interactive monitoring of blind spaces appeared, recognition jamming when giving back, automatic switching from the near to the far and vice versa, and when turning, the luminous flux from the head optics changes direction.
When will sales begin Subaru XV The Japanese have not yet announced. He is expected to arrive in our car market by the end of this year.
