June 13, 20205 yr I see the Xv in North America is being introduced with the 2.5L petrol boxer engine..... 182 bhp and a decent increase in torque would be handy although I'm reasonably happy with my 2.0L petrol. Any news of it's going to be brought over here? I would certainly be interested in a couple of years when it comes to change especially as I now have a small caravan to tow.
June 13, 20205 yr I saw that too. However, given that manufacturers are charged €95 for every 1 g/km of CO2 they emit over 95 g/km, I doubt it will be coming anywhere near Europe.
June 13, 20205 yr Somewhat surprised that manufacturers continue to push pure petrol cars into the market. However, having owned a few caravans in my time I understand the desire for good torque. Even the hybrid XV is only a mild hybrid and I guess if they tried to increase the battery size we’d end up with no boot at all. We need better battery technology with higher power density.
June 13, 20205 yr Author 1 hour ago, SebP10 said: I saw that too. However, given that manufacturers are charged €95 for every 1 g/km of CO2 they emit over 95 g/km, I doubt it will be coming anywhere near Europe. Yeah, understand that although the 2.5 litre outback has similar emissions to the 2 litre XV and the road tax is the same for each in this country (from what I can see online)
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