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Levorg

A performance wagon with a story of its own: turbo touring, a delayed first launch and a later generation that paired a new engine with more elaborate driver assistance.

Later Subaru Levorg VN STI Sport wagon, front three-quarter; exact EX/R grade not resolved
Photo: TTTNIS, CC0 1.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Scope

Japanese launch specifications here. Export versions and WRX wagon naming require their own market records.

Reading the record

Specifications and availability vary by market and model year. Follow the cited scope for each generation and configuration.

Chassis and generation ledger

The researched eras

  1. 01

    2014 launch →

    1.6 and 2.0 DIT wagons; EyeSight version 3 availability is grade-dependent.

    June 2014
  2. 02

    2020 launch →

    1.8 DIT launch; new-generation EyeSight standard, EyeSight X on equipped grades. The Japanese launch technical release reports 561 L VDA cargo volume: 492 L above the floor plus a 69 L underfloor sub-trunk.

    Japan: June 2014 launch listed 1.6- and 2.0-liter direct-injection turbo engines; the 2.0 was rated 221 kW / 300 PS and 400 newton-meters at 2,000 rpm. October 2020 launch used a 1.8-liter direct-injection turbo at 300 newton-meters. Driver assistance varies by grade.
    Levorg · two Japanese launch snapshots. The 2014 and 2020 Japanese releases document different engines and driver-assistance availability. This is a dated launch comparison, not a complete Levorg specification matrix. Original evidence diagram by SubaruFacts. Sources: LEVORG production launch announcement · New LEVORG Japanese announcement

    The bar compares published volumes; it is not a drawing of the car's compartment geometry.

    A proportional bar shows 492 liters above the floor and 69 liters below, totaling 561 liters by the VDA method. It compares published volumes and does not depict compartment geometry.
    2020 Levorg: what the 561-liter cargo total includes. Subaru's October 2020 Japanese Levorg announcement reports 561 liters under the VDA method: 492 liters above the cargo floor plus a 69-liter sub-trunk below it. The illustration shows how those spaces contribute to the published total; comparisons need the same measurement method and included spaces. Original volume-accounting diagram by SubaruFacts. Sources: New LEVORG Japanese announcement
    October 2020

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Levorg · JapanThe wagon that waited for its cameras.A launch delay makes an unusually revealing footnote in the Levorg story.

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Sources for this page

  1. LEVORG production launch announcement

    20 June 2014 sale date announced; all grades delayed to prepare EyeSight version 3 unit production. 1.6/2.0 DIT lineup; 2.0 rated 221 kW (300 PS), torque 400 N·m at 2,000 rpm. Do not substitute 2013 prototype weight or universalize Japanese output.

    Fuji Heavy Industries / Subaru Corporation · accessed 2026-10-07
  2. New LEVORG Japanese announcement

    1.8 direct-injection turbo, 300 N·m, Global Platform with full inner frame. EyeSight X equipped grades separate from standard new-generation EyeSight. 561 L VDA includes 492 L above floor plus 69 L underfloor; driver assistance is conditional, not autonomous driving.

    Fuji Heavy Industries / Subaru Corporation · accessed 2026-10-07