Subaru's latest and newest model, the Exiga minivan may come to the UK.
The Impreza based MPV was launched in Japan in June with a 2.0 litre, 4 cylinder petrol engine and is only available with 7 seats - 2+3+2 seating configuration. Now the company that imports Subarus into the UK, the IM Group, is studying the case for bringing it here; a decision either way should be made by the end of the year. In the UK, the Exiga longer than the Ford C-Max but shorter than the S-Max.
Back at home, the Exiga is offered 146bhp normally-aspirated and 222bhp turbocharged flat-four engines, plus Subaru's trademark symmetrical four-wheel drive.
Since Japan is a RHD market, producing a version for the UK should be relatively straightforward, although only automatic transmissions are available at present and some UK buyers will prefer a manual transmissions.
If the Exiga gets the green light, it would only be available with the four-pot petrol engines, and not with Subaru's new boxer diesel. Subaru already has its hands full meeting demand for the oil-burner in the Legacy; the Forester and Impreza head the queue for supplies after that.