Subaru Exiga

Subaru does not build many cars like the Subaru Exiga: a 5-door wagon with 2.0&nbsp, built from 2008 to 2018 in the decade of stability control, dual-clutch gearboxes and the first serious hybrids.

Where it came from

The Subaru Exiga (Japanese: スバル・エクシーガ, Subaru Ekushīga) is a mid-size MPV that debuted as a concept car during the 2007 Tokyo Motor Show. According to the Japanese Subaru press introduction materials, the name "Exiga" is a neologism combination of the words "exciting" and "active". The Exiga name itself was taken from two unrelated Subaru concept cars: the Alpha Exiga from 1995 and the Exiga from 1997. The vehicle has a supersize panoramic glass roof and theater-style seating, with rear passengers sitting a little higher than those in front. Seats in the concept vehicle were upholstered in leather and trimmed in pearl white and blue. The rear seatbacks incorporate fold-down tray tables, similar to those on airplanes.

The instrument panel in the concept vehicle offered displays from eight monitors, providing excellent visibility around the vehicle, and also housed a clear blue multi-display zone. There continues to be indirect lighting in the side doors and ceiling in the production vehicle, providing soft ambient light at night. The engine is a 1994 cc turbocharged H4 based on the Subaru Impreza WRX coupled to Subaru's 5EAT automatic transmission used in the Subaru Legacy and Subaru Tribeca. Subaru introduced the seven-seat wagon in the Japanese market 18 June 2008. Subaru never sold the Exiga in North America, having opted to sell the similarly-sized Subaru Tribeca three-row crossover instead. However, the Exiga and Tribeca were sold side-by-side in both Australia and Singapore. With Subaru having ceased production of the Tribeca in 2014, it was expected that the company m

Under the skin

Under the skin sits 2.0  other versions carried different engines, listed in the specification table below. The gearbox is a 4-speed automatic / 5-speed automatic / Lineartronic CVT. The wheelbase is 2750 mm. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.

In context

Where it sits in Subaru's history is not in doubt: the Subaru Traviq (Japan) / Subaru Tribeca (Southeast Asia and Australia) came before it; it was built at Ōta, Gunma, Japan. On a showroom list of its day it stood against the Nissan 370Z, the Tesla Roadster, the Nissan GT-R. Nearby in the Subaru catalogue sit the Subaru Chiffon and the Subaru Lucra.