2.5 litre XV/Crosstrek

[kash0613]

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.

[SebP10]

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.

[ernieb]

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.

[kash0613]

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)