斯巴鲁近日在纽约车展发布了Ascent七座SUV，该车竞争车型是大众在去年洛杉矶车展发布的Atlas，在那届车展上，斯巴鲁发布了Viziv-7概念车。作为仅供北美市场的车型，Ascent外观很抢眼，其外观更接近于量产版，甚至比Viziv-7更具吸引力预计最终量产版将采用更低调前大灯，更大后视镜，普通车门把手，或许前后保险杠也会轻度改款。与概念车相比，更重要的变化是在车厢内，车门上集成一块触控屏，中控屏幕为全触屏设计，大部分的功能按键集成在多功能方向盘设计，采用了小巧的电子挡杆。全液晶仪表盘也是标配，显示功能较为丰富。车身尺寸方面，新车的长宽高分别为198.8/78.3/72.4英寸(约合5050/1989/1839毫米)，轴距为117英寸(约合2972毫米)。不过，最终量产版的车身尺寸还会有所变化。该车将在美国印第安纳州Lafayette工厂组装，明年上市。预计该车将搭载全新涡轮增压直喷水平对置引擎。
Subaru Ascent Shown More Production-Ready In NY
Subaru signaled its intentions towards launching a seven-seat SUV to rival the new VW Atlas at last year’s Los Angeles Auto Show where it unveiled the Viziv-7 concept.
Set to be sold exclusively in North America, the road-going model should be quite the looker if we were to rely on this updated concept. Less glitzy than the showcar before it, the Ascent concept seems to be almost production-ready on the outside, and dare we say it’s more attractive than the Viziv-7. Expect the final version of the car to have less futuristic headlights, slightly bigger side mirrors, conventional door handles, and possibly some light tweaks to both bumpers.
More significant changes will occur inside the cabin compared to the concept, which has touch panels on the doors and an interesting center console with a sky background also visible on the fully digital instrument cluster. There’s also an upper central display and sleek air vents, which will likely go through some modifications on the production model.
If you’re wondering about the SUV’s size, it’s a tad shorter, narrower, and lower than the Viziv-7, measuring 198.8 inches long, 78.3 inches wide, and 72.4 inches tall. Even so, it’s still half an inch longer than the aforementioned Atlas, but the latter’s 117.3-inch wheelbase is 0.3 inches longer than the Ascent’s. Keep in mind these are the concept’s dimensions, so there could be some changes for the production car.
Subaru has revealed the new Ascent will be assembled at its factory in Lafayette, Indiana and will be available beginning with 2018. We’ve saved the best for last: an all-new turbocharged direct-injection Boxer engine will power the big SUV.