The SUV Crossover genre is one that Subaru ought to excel at. All the ingredients are already in place. The company can draw upon a long tradition of rugged, multi purpose all-wheel drive cars. The issue though in this segment is all about packaging and presenting this clever engineering in a way that's accessible and appealing to mainstream customers. With the improved version of this second generation XV, most of this is now sorted. It looks good, it's a reasonable size, it drives well and it will undoubtedly be very reliable. Previously, some of these attributes got hidden in the showroom as customers, fresh from looking at, say, rival Nissan Qashqai or Peugeot 3008 models, checked out the efficiency stats of this XV and found themselves disappointed. It was vital for Subaru to put this right. Now that they have courtesy of e-Boxer mild hybrid technology, there's little excuse not to include this Japanese contender if you're looking for a reasonably powerful model in this class.
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