Subaru's 2018 Performance Range - Better Looking on The Outside, Just as Wild on the Inside

Subaru’s 2018 performance range has been dressed up, with the many changes to their driver’s car triplets - the All-Wheel Drive turbocharged WRX, WRX STi and Levorg 2.0 GT-S - leaving them even better looking on the outside but just as wild on the inside.

The handsome trio will hit the town and country roads sporting multiple external and cabin changes, which include new alloy wheel designs, front grilles, front bumpers and LED headlight designs. Subaru have also given the WRX EyeSight® Driver Assist, in the automatic transmission model. Mechanical and cosmetic modifications will muscle up the owner experience to new adrenaline-charged levels as the “Rex” pair add to their rally-backed reputation and the Levorg 2.0 GT-S cements itself in Kiwi culture as a stylish, high performance sports wagon with substance.

The Levorg 2.0 GT-S’s external refinements mean the spiritual successor to the much-loved Legacy GT wagon, looks even sharper than when it was launched in New Zealand in June last year. It is now available in a smart, new Storm Grey colour and to prove it’s not all about just external attractiveness, Subaru engineers have further refined Levorg’s ride with improvements to the Bilstein suspension and other suspension components.

Three new safety features have been added to the WRX Premium, WRX STi Premium and Levorg 2.0 GT-S: Front View Monitor, which helps prevent collisions at intersections, or when parking close to walls or other objects; Smart Rear View Mirror that features a camera located in the top of the rear tail gate, showing a rear image in the rear view mirror and Auto Vehicle Hold (AVH), which alleviates driver fatigue by holding the vehicle in position when stopped.

Across the performance range an even greater attention to interior quality adds to the air of exclusivity, while the introduction of EyeSight® Driver Assist in the WRX automatic transmission variant extends Subaru’s dominance in bringing the potentially accident-avoiding technology to the masses. All automatic WRXs also add an electronic parking brake and AVH.

As with the entire Subaru new car range, every Levorg 2.0 GT-S, WRX and WRX STI has an independent five-star rating for occupant safety. Subaru of New Zealand Managing Director Wallis Dumper says, “Over the years WRX and STi have gained a special place in our rally heritage market and continuously rate very highly in the bang for buck equation. Now we have added the Levorg 2.0 GT-S, which falls into the same stunning performance category but provides more boot space for Kiwi adventurers to fit all their sporting gear into. There is a huge amount of safety and specification improvements to the full range of WRX, STi and Levorg cars, yet the price move on them has been minimal. These are cars that are exciting to drive and have very little competition, especially considering they all come standard with Subaru’s Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive and we have now added our safety technology EyeSight® to the WRX auto models.

“Subaru customers appreciate our performance cars can deliver exceptional driving performance without the vagaries of owing a European car. They provide a premium drive and exceptional value. We believe our Subaru drivers like to look the part too and with sporty new brake caliper colours on the WRX and WRX STi range, plus the new design wheels on the Levorg and 19” wheels on the STi, these cars all look as good as they go.

“These three models stay true to the spirit of Subaru as drivers can ‘do’ New Zealand roads in style and comfort but with a degree of performance others will be envious of,” Mr Dumper says. To find out more about Subaru car interiors NZ and sports sedans NZ please go to www.subaru.co.nz .