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XV revives subaru
the badge may be unfamiliar to some, but the crossover deserves a top spot in your consideration list
By HanS CHEOng
A fter lying dormant for many years, the Subaru brand is experiencing a strong revival of fortune, thanks to the XV crossover.
In Thailand, the sales of the Segambut assembled XV exceeded the company’ s projections by three times.
Although gaining traction, Subaru is not relaxing as the XV competes in a segment where the Honda CR-V reigns supreme, almost unchallenged.
To convince us of the XV’ s worth, Subaru’ s Asia region distributor Motor Image brought us to one of the most challenging locations in the region to drive in – Bali in Indonesia – where the weather, traffic and road conditions are extremely unpredictable and in
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