Subaru Exiga heading to production, teaser leaks out
by Damon Lavrinc on May 12th 2008 at 1:32PM 
Click either image for a high-res gallery of the Subaru Exiga.
We received word from a little birdie last week that Subaru was gearing up to release its brand-new Exiga into journalist's hands in Japan. Coincidentally (or not), a teaser shot of Subaru's new pseudo-CUV popped up on the NASIOC forum over the weekend and it's clear from the darkened profile that many of the elements from the show car have migrated over to the production model.
The Exiga, which appeared at last year's Tokyo Motor Show as a lightly veiled concept, will likely form the basis for the new Outback, slotting in between the Legacy and the Tribeca CUV. However, it's doubtful that when the Exiga (or Outback) makes the trek across the Pacific it will be sporting seven full seats. Its closest competitor here in the States is the forthcoming Toyota Venza, which aims to define a new segment between wagon and crossover, but in reality, both vehicles own their inspiration to the AMC Eagle, the original wagon on stilts.Gallery: Subaru Exiga Concept
[Source: NASIOC via Straightline]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
bakka 1:40PM (5/12/2008)
Looks like a SAAB.
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psarhjinian 1:59PM (5/12/2008)
Correction: it looks like what the Saab 9-7 should have been; a three-row wagon, rather than a Trailblazer sans cladding.
Torrent 4:32AM (5/14/2008)
Doesn't it just look like the Current Tribeca?
mk 1:42PM (5/12/2008)
Exiga, Gag me.
Legacy Wagon is dead. Long live the Legacy wagon.
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DKB_SATX 4:21PM (5/12/2008)
If this thingo is supposed to be the new Outback and be off the Legacy platform (slotted between Legacy and Tribeca, it says) maybe Subaru will catch a clue and give us back the Legacy Wagon. Mine's 3 now, but I'm not putting lots of miles on these days, so it'll probably be 4-5 years before I need a new one. They have that long, because I'm not buying a sedan, and I'm not buying a tippy-tall wagon in SUV drag.
Kevin 1:42PM (5/12/2008)
Please, oh please put a stick in it.
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Garythepowers 1:46PM (5/12/2008)
It's just one of the many cross-over "I'm-not-a-station-wagon" station wagon.
The only wagon worth having right now rhymes with "Frodge Jagnum SRT8".
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mario 1:54PM (5/12/2008)
of all the wagons why the magnum srt8? God i hate that thing.
Garythepowers 1:58PM (5/12/2008)
425hp makes it look mighty nice to me.
rick 3:15PM (5/12/2008)
A minivan without the sliding door, which basically makes it....wait....a minivan without a sliding door. I hate the games marketing plays with disignations.
djSyndrome 2:08PM (5/12/2008)
Oh, you mean the Magnum that was just discontinued by Dodge?
mario 2:09PM (5/12/2008)
it's WAAAAY too heavy, chugs gas, and its cargo space is not much of a use because it has a small tailgate.
CalGuy 2:18PM (5/12/2008)
That 'wagon' you're talking about, is classified by as a TRUCK (or by some insurance companies as a VAN!), just in case you mistook it for a station wagon.
Dan 2:37PM (5/12/2008)
So is the HHR. So is the PT cruiser. A sunroof turns a midsized car into a compact.
Federal bureaucrats do counterproductive things that only make sense if you don't understand the subject, what else is new?
Mike 1:53PM (5/12/2008)
The Exiga is Japan only and looks absolutely nothing like the upcoming Outback.
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jimbo 2:17PM (5/12/2008)
And you know this how, Mike????
Ethan 2:03PM (5/12/2008)
Sure beats another Tribeca...
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gerald 12:24AM (5/13/2008)
It doesn't take much to beat the Tribeca.
R_man_5K 2:10PM (5/12/2008)
I would take it. I am in need of a seven seater and do not want a SUV or a miniVan.
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ccweems 2:17PM (5/12/2008)
When is Suby going to learn that the 4wd on every model approach puts them at an eternal competitive disadvantage when mileage is a factor?
The same folk that tax cars based on engine displacement may wake up and tax on the number of wheels driven.
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