Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd, (FHI), the manufacturer of Subaru automobiles, this week unveiled the Subaru VIZIV-7 SUV Concept at the 2016 Los Angeles Auto Show.
Brian Joss – Subaru VIZIV (Vision for Innovation) is a concept series embodying the future vision of car development for “enjoyment and peace of mind” that Subaru wants to provide to customers.
With the VIZIV-7 SUV Concept, Subaru is demonstrating its thinking about how big a future Subaru SUV can be. “The concept expresses our core brand values, safety, dependability, capability for outdoor activities and a forward looking attitude,” said Takeshi Tachimori, FHI’s Corporate Executive Vice President. “We know customers in this segment want a full-sized vehicle and the next three-row from Subaru will be the biggest Subaru vehicle ever.”
With full three-row capability and Subaru’s dynamic x solid design philosophy, Subaru VIZIV-7 SUV Concept shows the size direction of the all-new three-row midsize SUV to be introduced to North American market in early 2018. The new SUV will be larger than the Tribeca and will be built at the company’s factory in Lafayette, Indiana, USA.
Powertrain and further specification information will be revealed soon. Meanwhile some specs are: overall length × width × height: 5 200 × 2 030 × 1 860 mm; wheelbase: 2,990 mm and tyre size 265/55 R21