Prospective new Levorg owner

[Sancho]

Hi there.
The bank willing, I'll be the happy owner of a shiny Levorg come April.

Some info about me : I currently drive a 2013 XV. Really pleased with it, but the Levorg is just a bit sportier.
I only drive Japanese cars, the XV was my first Subaru though. Big mistake, I should have switched to Subaru years ago...

 

[sjm69]

So true I've been driving Subarus since 2003, just love them , where are you from ??

 

[Sancho]

I'm from Belgium, where Subarus are pretty exclusive.

 

[sjm69]

Cool , let's hope the bank is kind to you , what spec is available is Belgium ??? What model are you wanting ??

 

[Sancho]

I ordered the Premium GT-S.
We get two trim levels, Comfort and Premium. I want a satnav, so I had to go for the Premium. Other than that, the Comfort has pretty much everything you need. Premium adds a sunroof, bigger rims, leather seats and satnav.
We only get the 1.6 engine, but for everyday traffic, that'll do nicely.

 

[nicodache]

Bonjour Sancho/Hallo Sancho/Guten tag Sancho

Tu es de quel coté de la frontière linguistique ?
Waar komt je vandaan in Belgie?
Were are you from in Belgium ?

I'm interested in the Levorg as well, but I'm reluctant in getting rid of my old impreza 2004 wagon 1.6ts. Not fast, not quiet, thirsty, but such a workhorse
If ever I get to convince myself to get one of these news babies, I'll go get it from Hoyas, as they're the closest subaru dealer from me, and also quite helpful and cool chaps over there

 

[Sancho]

Hey man, I'm from East Flanders.
I wasn't going to order the Levorg, because I'm very pleased with my XV, with exactly the same remarks as you
But the Levorg is just so damn nice. Did you have a testdrive yet?

 

[nicodache]

well, I had the opportunity to drop my a*s into the one of a colleague's wife for a quick ride as passenger.

quiet, comfy, the ride/suspension feels a bit german to me. Also I was not impressed with the acceleration. it may be due to the higher torque, or the lower rpm than I'm used to (engine still being broken in), or fewer engine noise, or more comfort... I don"'t know.

I'll try to get a test drive soon, especially since this is brussels autosalon time

cheers,

nico, uit Bergen

 

[Sancho]

The acceleration isn't mindblowing, mostly because it's a rather heavy car I assume. But I've given up on traffic light sprints
It has plenty of power to participate in traffic though. But yeah, because it's so quiet and comfy you don't get the notion of speed.