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Subaru XV G4X 2.0i-S (2015-2017) (page 2 of 2)
2004oweneBrisbane
- 3 reviews
- 5 likes
Perfect for some
Lovely to drive, good handling and doesn't mind crawling through rutted muddy roads. I regularly get 6L/100km or better but you do need to use premium fuel to get this. I have the S model and love the gizmos but can't believe the electric seats don't have memory, my old territory even had this! I would sacrifice the start stop to have auto lights, auto windscreen wipers and memory seats. Once you've had these it's hard to go without, overall very nice car. More power would be good but it is adequate for normal gentle driving.
Handling, fuel economy, modern look.
Boot is small, lacks midrange overtaking power, top of the range could have more features.
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VdizzleAU
Subaru XV 2.0S CVT Auto
This was our first brand new car from the dealership and I could afford the top of the line model when I went through a novated lease on it. We've had it 7 months now. We test drove the competitor models like the Mazda CX 5, Holden Captiva, Ford Territory, Toyota Rav4, Honda CRV, etc. We found the Subaru ticked most of the boxes with what we wanted. An all-rounder (From the occasional shop to the really long road trip to the expedition through the hills), economical, comfortable, safe and technologically advanced vehicle. The AWD system coupled...Read more
with the CVT auto makes driving in all weather and road conditions a breeze. Subaru has a reputation of building the kind of vehicle that has a lot of finesse with handling, this one is no exception. I've driven WRX's, Foresters and Outbacks before and like these vehicles, it sticks like s..t to a blanket when cornering. Thanks to the boxer engine, the lower CoG and the AWD system makes the car behave well. Provided you've got good tyres on and your reasonably sensible, this car will handle some pretty hard turns at high speeds without loss of traction. Body roll for this SUV is far better than competitors. Probably why the XV got an almost perfect 5 star ANCAP score. It's got a myriad of safety features that bests a lot of other new cars coming out on the market. The CVT auto was a first for us. Bit bizarre accelerating and not having any gear change. I was apprehensive at first when I heard a lot of older generation CVT auto's had a lot of belt failures. After all, the belt is the component taking the brunt of it. I decided on the auto nonetheless as I felt it was better suited for myself and the missus, but also that we have a 3 year lease term and its a 3 year warranty so if the CVT or anything else goes up, I'm not out of pocket and I'll change car at the end of the lease anyway. So far, it hasn't missed a beat and we're happy with the CVT auto, especially city driving! The 2.0 engine is slightly lacking in power but in 90% of driving, you're not going to hook it like at the Saturday drags. It's ample power for the all-rounder driver. Economy is great for an unleaded engine usually getting around 7.0L / 100km if you don't floor it all the time. We added a tow ball package fitted by the dealership and I've towed a motorcycle trailer with two bikes on it (750kg) from Darwin to Brisbane and the economy gets to about 11L / 100km which is still respectable. Towing itself is no problem even when the rear suspension was fairly low with the load in the back of the XV and the trailer. Going off-road with the XV was surprising. We've gone through some torn up tracks near farms around my area and some rough hills and the XV will laugh it off 9 times out 10. There was one point where the articulation of the suspension didn't allow me to get past this dug out and for an inexperienced off-road driver, might've gotten into some real trouble but the AWD was a lifesaver and some careful wheel placement got me out. There is under body protection as standard for the XV but don't expect it to take the thrashing most 4WD's go through off-road. Although, if you managed to put a lift kit and some better tread on the XV, you'd probably give a few late-model 4WD's a serious run for their money.1 comment
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GigiparieSydney
- 7 reviews
- 1 like
I love my orange bubble!
Our Xv is the 2.0is and its everything we needed. Driving the car is fun and we enjoy taking it off road, as its the only one in its class with all wheel drive. The price was reasonable for what you get in this car range. We looked at other SUV and they looked a bit plastic on the inside. The reverse camera is really clear on the display unit. We put all the extras in the car. Including the roof racks, we took them off as when you drive over 80km you can hear them from the sunroof. Connects to your phone as soon as you get into the car, music, contacts transfer over straight away which is great.
Roof racks make noise when driving fast from the wind.
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all roof racks do. the racks on my '03 tribute did that too. i suggest you move the horizontal bars as follows: one at the beginning of the railing, and one at the end. that's how i got rid of the noise.
keep the rubber strips in the roof racks and this will stop the whistling noise in the wind
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daveSainsbury
My pillars rattled as well, thanks for the tip.