斯巴鲁明年将向美国市场推出新款三排座SUV，最近谍照记者就拍到了该车照片。无论从哪一个角度看，这款车都与斯巴鲁在去年洛杉矶车展发布的Viziv-7概念车很接近。与概念车相比，这辆原型车的引擎盖更长，与合成图相比，并没有那么夸张。它的车头采用了更突出格栅，前大灯和方正的底座位于前脸两侧，这样的设计与现行版森林人很接近。而车尾不再采用概念车怪异的底部排气管设计，而是回归更传统的布局。轻度改款的D柱和略微倾斜的车顶以及车身更低的离地间隙让人感觉不像是一辆跨界车。后排车窗的伪装防止外人能看到第三排座椅，但考虑到该车比概念车更大的车身尺寸，车厢内无疑设置了第三排座椅。目前还不清楚该车动力系统细节，而全轮驱动加水平对置引擎应该是没跑。斯巴鲁已经提及将用四缸涡轮增压引擎替换六缸引擎，预计该车也将提供四缸引擎。虽然目前不清楚该车确切名称，但据传车名为“Ascent”，斯巴鲁去年曾注册了这个名称。这款车将于明年上市，未来几周和几个月将有该车更多消息流出。
Caught: Subaru’s New Three-Row Crossover Totally Exposed In Spy Shots
We’ve known for awhile that a new three-row Subie was headed to America for 2018, and these latest spy shots give us a really good preview of what’s to come.
From just about every angle the secret Subaru bears a strong resemblance to the Viziv-7 Concept the company displayed at the 2016 Los Angeles Auto Show. A longer front clip can be seen on this prototype as compared to the concept, with considerably less flare to the fenders. There is a prominent grille up front, with headlights and squared-off housings on the corners of the front fascia that bear resemblance to those found on the current Forester.
The rear ditches the Viziv-7’s weird lower lighted exhaust ports for a more traditional arrangement that looks to be all its own. A moderately raked D-pillar with a gently sloping roof line scream crossover, as does the surprisingly low ground clearance. Camouflage over the rearmost glass prevents us from actually glimpsing the third row, but considering this pre-production prototype looks even longer than the Viziv-7 Concept, assume it’s there.
We have absolutely no idea on what to expect as far as power, but all-wheel drive with a boxer engine is pretty much a given. We’re going to lean towards some kind of turbocharged four-pot, as Subaru has mentioned moving away from six-cylinder engines. We also don’t know what to call this big Subie as of yet, though rumors point to the name Ascent as that was trademarked and registered by the company last year.
With plans to launch in 2018, we’ll certainly be seeing more of this crossover in the weeks and months to come.