Subaru Levorg 2015 review | TELEGRAPH CARS
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- The Subaru Levorg is a four-wheel drive estate car that should be perfect for family life. Does it deliver? Rebecca Jackson finds out.
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I did come here for the car, and not for the person doing her job. However I don't agree on the review. The car looks great indeed, but it's not really new if you ask me. It's brought to Europe to replace the Legacy but it sit's on a wrx platform, with a wrx nose and the ass of a Legacy. I think Subaru has really upped their game on the interior. When I compare this to my XV or my dad's outback (gen4), the improvements are stunning, agreed it is not to German standards, but then it is not made to do that. I do like the seats of the gen4 legacy/outback more. The dash is very clear and easy to use, the trip computer is not horrible/fidly, it's very clear to read/use. I agree on scratchy plastics lower down. Me personally, I'am a fan of Subaru's CVT box, for dailly use. I was affraid it wouldn't be as good as the diesel combination in my dad's outback, but the petrol engine is just fine. The engine noise is well dampened, however it doesn't feel as punchy as you would expect from 170HP and 0-60 in 8.9s. I like the suspension setup a lot. Our cars really 'bounce around' on the road. The Levorg is sporty howerver soaks up bumps or holes a lot better than the XV or outback. I don't really like the steering feel, sometimes it's like you're stirring some pudding or so. At low speeds the steeringwheel doesn't come back straight by itself, annoying while driving around the city or some thight roads. To finish my thought on the review and the Levorg, I think it is very well priced. Try to find another fully equipped (German) estate with 170HP petrol automatic AWD, and you'll be amazed about the Levorgs pricing.
Thank you Rebecca, thank you so much.
I don't understand. Which comparably equipped VW/Audi/Volvo/BMW can you buy for 28000 pounds? Sorry, but there are no such cars. You would pay 10000 extra at least for cars with those badges, this trim level and, most important, 4WD. And as for sniffing at the fuel economy. Almost no car reaches its claimed figures and the marks listed earlier are some of the very worst offenders. But regardless, a new car over the distances you drive it is not a meaningful test of achievable fuel economy in any way shape or form.
And don't forget that Subaru has symmetrical all wheel drive.
I don't get why this isn't more popular, when I bought mine. The 320dx and A4 Q, no camera, 5000$/€ more expensive, the tax more then 2x higher, smaller screen, no LED beam etc.
If u add up all this and have like 6000$/€ in the wallet after a few years. U can do something fun with that :)
I guess she forgot to say, that if you want all these options from VW or audi your paying ALLOT more lol.
4WD and automatic already rising price allot. Full LED lights, etc...
Nice boot at 31. That's why I love estates.
I feel sorry for the UK market - only getting the 1.6litre engine. Most other regions get the 2.0 petrol turbo. Strange review from the presenter, completely negative review when others have said many good things about it.
Rebecca rather misses the point here, as if like me, you are a dog owner and market trader, an estate with a flat load bay and no boot lip is a rarity in nice estates. And then you drive more sedately so the load doesn't shift or the dogs get skittles about. For a sportsman with shotguns this car is fine. And you can keep your stinky diesels that choke cyclists and kids in towns. Very negative review.
When you start the car, you press the button and release. Do not hold you finger down on the button.
She's a woman, what do you expect ?
Why Subaru? Give it the looks then cripple it with a CVT?
£28,000 for a 1.6 with a CVT! They're having a joke.
+Calvin Chann agreed. very disappointing, especially knowing they come with more choices in other markets. does subaru want the levorg to fail? =(
+Calvin Chann the symmetrical AWD system is becoming too expensive, or rather the haldex electronic competition has become too good and way cheaper.
+Calvin Chann True, this needs a 6 speed manual and a boxer engine!!
+Firemarioflower it's a boxer...
Only one engine and gearbox choice??? What a flop, not even a diesel option? It does sound nice I guess
They didn't want to sell it in europe from the start so why on earth should they plan for a diesel and other gearboxes? We are lucky to get the car in europe at all.
+Sirion "We are lucky to get the car in europe at all" No we're not. it's shite
+Del Johnson Car was NEVER intended for europe, Japan was its' only aim when being developed... so yeah no shitty diesels needed.
+Crana This was supposed to be Japan only, so no nox emitting diesels were put in it...
hahaha rekt. in aus we got the 2.0l turbo in aus. it's legit the wrx front cut put on a legacy rear cut. 201kw is what we get unlike that shite 1.6 that gets nothing. my 2000 model wrx has more power than this car from factory.
First comment. Great Rebecca reviews as always
if i had £9900000 prize money i would get that subaru levorg and honda NSX. both in green. these car are the best!!!
Wait so at the beginning she said it had a sporty edge? It's not even quick at all or sporty? Subaru why u do dis?! Put a manual and the WRX STI engine in it and it will sell so well.
Rebecca is on fleek
Love at first sight
I love the boot :-)
I really cannot understand why vehicle manufacturers still produce the CVT gearbox, maybe OK in a very low powered motorcycle,moped,scooter but not in a car. Awful.
+AndrewJP1962 they appreciate them in the US, middle east, east asia. i guess they're used to them and most drivers don't understand the difference anyway. in europe the dsg is the only automatic that managed to get in because it feels like a manual you still have the gears and the revs.
@@Maurazio You are wrong. Most people around the world don't appreciate CVTs and their whinning sound. But what their appreciate is the reliability that come with them while in Europe everything that isn't a DSG is drawned in the mud. No matter the ratteling noise, clutches failures (and DSG have two of them...) and hazardeous/dangerous behavior at junction...
Levorg is nice car in japan.
Every European may try it at once.
she didnot like this car. could tell from the beginning of the video
There should be a version with WRX/STI specs.
Can not believe she compares this car with German cars at much higher prices.
Ah well all it needs perhaps is a "sponsored review" from some of the other UK channels, one is currently recommending a Diesel Skoda Superb lol
I LIKE CAPITAL LETTERS THAT MEANS ONE IS ANGRY lol
Needs a manual gearbox. Is it a boxer engine?
Buy a WRX/STI.
hey !! maker does anybody recognize bigger than this woro ? lrar
pretty as always
Levorg sounds something like larva. Great review, anyway! Nice make-up, too;)
WRX is not a hot hatch anymore its a sports compact sedan
+Constantine Joseph That's a fucking station wagon dude.
What's with the horrible name? Levorg? What were they thinking.
+Harrison Ganner LEgacy, reVOlution, touRinG
+Maurazio Far fetched.
Richard Joash Tan A bullshit. Hhaha alright. If you're a biased Subaru fan shouldn't it be blue with gold wheels ;)
Harrison Ganner You don't know what Subaru is about. The Impreza WRX Sti isn't the only thing Subaru is famous for. Learn you cars before trolling.
Firemarioflower Was only making a joke.. chill out haha
Rebecca; you look like a lightweight high performance unit.
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uuuu bmw audi won't lose sleep because of the interior finish of the levorg... no problem, girls, go out and buy a bmw, you'll be left with the great leather interior when the rustbucket breaks down.
ummm so that means they can make the subaru wrx wagon. who are you fooling subaru?
Tell is how you really feel! This review is quite out of step with others
She needs her own channel, like Chris Harris... I can gurantee she'd get a high number of subscribers in no time, as her channel would just grow and grow.
The JDM version is offered in both 1.6 and 2.0l lol
lordy lordy, she is rather tasty
BRING IT TO AMERICA SUBARU PLEASE
Learn this Luxury-Girl drive .....!
the Levorg? I wish Subaru would use world wide names....:)
Like honda that almost released the Pussy in Scandinavia? Jazz was originally called fitta. Fitta means pussy in Sweden and Norway.
You didnt seem to enjoy doing this review very much
+Mike Tran cos it's just crap and perplexing as to what Subaru were thinking releasing it in 1 configuration only
+Crana They only released itfor europe, because european sellers wanted it. What do you expect? That they develop other options for a region they didn't even aim for?
Vw, audi and bmw are nicer inside because you need somewhere nice to wait for the recovery vehicle to pick you up. I,ll take Japanese or Korean over European any day. Sadly European cars we are just paying for an interior now, the engineering on most are shit.
DOBERSTAFFIE On point!
Stiff suspension + stupid gearbox + poor fuel economy = levorg
There go my pants again, getting tight, not sure why
No thanks!
Nice job,
sister banana
If someone could afford bmw he wouldn't buy this one
Christ,she sounds pompous
Did she say a 1.6L engine..
Is it unbelievable that both of you don't know that there's 2 motors that go into these? The 1.6 (FB16) and 2.0L (Fa20)
Cmonnnnn ;)
That's it girl. 10/10 for styling.
came here for rebecca, never disappoint viewers
Oh dear. Typical on here these days sadly.
i find the design is perfect and the interior is gorgeous! this video is all about hating on this car! well theres also a 2.0 liter turbocharged engine producing 265bhp but maybe not in the UK.
00:31 the boot has soo much capacity ;p
+tEtO yAgHi Room for two?
Hahaha yup
"You get a big boot!"
I'm a Subaru fan but not sure if I could love this car. Don't like CVTs and the 1.6T is not powerful enough. It's a shame they don't do the STi version or a diesel in the UK. (I have a Legacy diesel and love it). As to pricing, I am not sure she is comparing apples with apples ... How much would an automatic, AWD BMW cost? Just looked at the BWM website and the 3 series Touring is "from" £28,100 with the 320iSE xDrive auto being over £33k. With Audi, the nearest equivalent is the A4 Avant and Quattro is only available on the 2.0TFSI at over £40k. The cheapest A4 Avant is the 1.4TFSI SE at £29k with 150BHP, FWD and cloth seats!
0:31 my favorite review
Where is banana??
+ttt7574 What a lucky banana!
+ttt7574 Yes))))
0:31 thank me later dudes
I'm disappointed that Subaru uses a CVT
Never heard about this car. Actually I don´t even care. If Rebecca is reviewing it I watch.
i dont understand why subaru cant release the 2.0 DIT engined levorg
BMW, AUDI ?!?...with this kind of equipment? .. 28000 ?, not really...for 40000... much better car then german wannabe...
+rebeccajackson I can tell you just love this car (tongue in cheek).
1:23 When she scratched the steering column, my leg started jumping
Two seconds in and had to stop. This is obviously more about her own personal opinion. This channel and Carwow, both biased towards certain brands. Wonder why that is ? Yeah, I can guess how the system works. I dont need to explain.
It comes in a 2.0l as well. That however, was nt sold in most markets.
"leVorg" sounds like an alien robot army from Star Trek
Warning : Quality problems at Mistubishi.
By fuck that is one ugly looking car! Subaru you have really outdone yourself this time!!!!!
It's really quite disheartening to see this once proud giant slayer reduced to the realm of an 'also ran' warm hatch. I understood Subaru's need to move away from being known purely by one car; the inconic Impreza WRX, but in doing so they also lost that one unique selling point which was a crazy competent high performance car for everyday money. Now Mercedes, BMW, AUDI and just abpout everyone else has caught up and surpassed them. Very sad.
A subaru review selling German Audi, BMW and VW, how clever sell 4 in one vid
What an ugly car and superficial review. Blukht!!
Richard Joash Tan But you never saw me! Triple Blukht! Ha Ha Ha
Why do I read Levorg with French accent?
That Subaru looks ugly but Rebecca is always shining like a ray of light.
Its from 90's as is it's look...
Oh shit. The'yre replacing the Legacy estate?
wagon is cool but a wagon named levorg is not
the car looks so much worse than the Legacy
So they only offer one choice of gearbox... and it's a fucking CVT?
Jesus wept, it's like they don't even want to sell the car.
+Monkeybox Gaming Subaru was never planning to sell it in Europe from the start. Hell, Subaru's largest market is the USDM and even we're not getting the Levorg at all. If anything the interesting Levorg is only sold in Japan (FA20DIT), but still comes with a CVT; pretty disappointing. The fact that this thing is even on sale in Europe is a stroke of luck and an afterthought if anything
Look at her jacket she made some money!!
It's not a bad car. For someone who is not a car enthusiast and the "value-for-money" doesn't concern him.
First, in Japan you can buy a 2 litre, 300bhp Levorg.
Second, the UK-spec Levorg in continental Europe can be bought for £19k
Rebecca looks adorable
Hey subaru, why did you gave the levorg a same design as the front end
of a wrx? You should gave it a different design! It makes the wrx a wrx,
gives character to a car. Your engineers and designers are too damn
lazy!
I'd choose Subaru over BMW or Audi any day without hesitation. German cars (Mercedes excluded) are not as reliable as they used to be, especially BMW.
Subaru are really annoying me. I really like the exterior styling of their cars (whoelse does bonnet scoops on smaller cars except Subaru and Mini?) (Minis are girly, so I personally only count Subaru) and the reliability of Subarus are second to none, but everything else about them is just really shit... I mean, a CVT? Really? They're horrible gearboxes, and the MPG rating + horrible interior design is the exact reason people aren't buying the Impreza over here, it's dreadful, so why bring it over to the Levorg? I have yet to see a current-gen Impreza on the road so I doubt I'll be seeing any of these either. Such a nice looking car, but it's let down by stupid little things. If they change the gearbox to a regular auto or a manual, and give us a range of what I'd call more balanced engines (power AND good MPG like the Euro companies and some of their Japanese rivals), I would seriously consider buying one. And I could probably overlook the hard plastics on the interior if it were a cheaper car, 27 grand ain't gonna cut it.
I am "a bullshit" because *you are biased with Subaru*?
Wow. Just... wow. That backfired on you, bro.
I think that's the first time anyone has ever tried to start an argument with me _and immediately lost_ in the same sentence.
The reason I am "a bullshit" is because you're biased with them.... haha.... that's not a good thing...
This requires no further action from me man, you've admitted you're a bigot... seeya
CVT? Fucking joke, 3 letters you do not want near your car. Why do they bother?
+Richard Joash “RJ” Tan Ok I am a bullshit. I've been called worse.
When the video started i blamed the weather because rebecca was dressed accordingly for cold temp but then 0:31 came and the sun started to shine down on me.True story
But, there's a 2.0 GT option...
I just love the way she gets out of the car. :o
Err... yes Subaru... umm I ride a motorcycle.
How does this differ from the Subaru Exiga?
Too bad for only one trim choice. JDM versions get two, with the top range having the 2 liter turbo from the WRX. Shame on the CVT too.
Eh? Didn't you even get my comment? It is a shame that trolls like you roam around mindlessly.
What I meant there is that the JDM market Levorg has two trims while the overseas markets only have one.
Oh wait, why bother feeding the troll with facts.
You have to start reducing the times you say "However" Miss Rebecca
However, nice review
I'm concerned this car is under powered would a 2 litre not be better.
Thanks to the magic of turbocharging, AWD and boxer units, it's actually still faster than rivals when even in the 1.6.
hi rebecca, i love you, pls marry me.
yesss yesss
She' mine, you get sloppy seconds.
If I made Rebecca my wife, my dad would buy me any car I want, as a wedding gift..
A flat 6 diesel option might be fun, and a few more states of tune for the 2 liter diesel
she said WRX STI hot hatch? STI hasn't been a hatch since 2014 lol
Put a perpendicular stripe in the front grill and we have a Volvo.
That looks exactly like what the 5-door WRX should be.
Is it me or Rebecca is a little bit more serious than in her CarBuyer times
what about the turbo thing? is there any turbo-lags or something?
Does anyone on here click on these videos to see the cars?... lol :)