Subaru Levorg 2 0GT review:
Levorg. Odd name, isn’t it? Ask Subaru, and it comes from the conglomeration of LEgacy (the Japanese market name for ‘our’ Liberty), ReVOlution, and TouRinG. Ask any Subaru enthusiast, though, and the 2016 Subaru Levorg is the first Pleiades-stamped car since the fourth-generation Liberty GT Wagon and second-generation GG Impreza WRX Hatch to combine genuine performance potential with boosted practicality.
Problem is, to make a decent dent in the sales charts, the 2016 Subaru Levorg needs to appeal to more than just a handful of niche enthusiasts.
With this in mind, Subaru Australia opted to offer Australian buyers the choice of three variants from launch. There’s the entry-level 2.0GT ($42,990 before on-road costs), a step higher 2.0GT-S ($48,890 before on-road costs), and a tricked-up 2.0GT-S Spec B ($52,890 before on-road costs).
James Ward was lucky enough to review the STI-laden Spec B back in August, but here we have the other end of the scale, the base 2.0GT.
At 4690mm long and 1780mm wide, the Subaru Levorg is 225mm longer and 85mm wider than a 2007-era Impreza WRX Hatch. Confirming its place between its two forebears, that also makes it 30mm shorter and 50mm wider than ‘Subey’ fan favourite, the 2007-spec fourth-generation-based Liberty GT Tuned by STI. Side note; how good was 2007?
Anyway, under the Levorg 2.0GT’s WRX bonnet scoop lies the same turbocharged 2.0-litre horizontally-opposed ‘boxer’ four-cylinder petrol engine as you’ll find in the 2.0GT-S and GT-S Spec B.
Teamed to the same continuously variable transmission (CVT) – with paddle-shifters and eight stepped ‘gears’ – and full-time symmetrical all-wheel-drive system exclusively employed across the range, the WRX-sourced FA20 churns out 197kW of power at 5600rpm and 350Nm of torque between 2400-5200rpm.
Visually tamer than the ‘riced up’ Spec B, the base Levorg can still draw an eye.
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