Subaru Exiga caught in California

Subaru confirmed the official unveiling of the Exiga 7-Seater crossover on June 17th. Just a few days before the debut the car was caught testing in California. The car will go on sale in early 2009.

Subaru Exiga features a large bonnet scoop – lifted straight from the Impreza STi – plus a rear spoiler and split twin tailpipes.

It will be powered by newly developed 2.0 and 2.5-litre four-cylinder petrol engines, while the 3.0-litre unit in the current Subaru stable will be dropped.

The recently launched boxer diesel will be used as a blueprint for maxi­mising the performance and efficiency of the petrol units. The result will be an output of 200bhp from the naturally aspirated 2.0 engine and more than 300bhp from the turbo 2.5-litre.