Yes, The Philippines Is Getting The Subaru Ascent

The Ford Explorer too Mazda CX-9 amend lookout adult man out: Motor Image Pilipinas is bringing inwards the three-row Subaru Ascent. Two years afterwards its global debut at the L.A. Auto Show, too the subsequent pronouncements from the Japanese automaker that it’s “for the North American marketplace only” that followed, the largest Subaru e'er made is finally making it to the Philippines.

This nugget of information was revealed past times no less than Mr. Glenn Tan, the Deputy Chairman too Managing Director of Tan Chong International Ltd., the raise companionship of Motor Image. He says that he too Subaru Corporation are forthwith inwards the lastly stages of homologating the Ascent for the Philippine market.

Also underpinned past times the Subaru Global Platform (SGP), the Ascent has fantabulous torso rigidity to suppress unwanted dissonance too vibration. Moreover, it promises to give it skillful treatment at depression speeds, too fantabulous stability at high speeds. Active Torque Vectoring likewise allows for amend turning functioning too bespeak chances avoidance capabilities. And every bit alongside whatever other Subaru, Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive comes every bit standard.

The Ascent is powered past times Subaru’s novel 2.4-liter turbocharged direct-injection engine making 260 horsepower too 377 Nm of torque. Mated to the engine is a High-torque Lineartronic CVT alongside paddle shifters. Together alongside a large 73-liter tank, Subaru promises a class-leading cruising range. In around trims, the maximum towing capacity is at 2,267 kilograms (5,000 pounds)—the highest of whatever Subaru.

Given how Motor Image Pilipinas times its marketplace launches, the earliest fourth dimension frame for the Subaru Ascent’s arrival would live at the Manila International Auto Show inwards April.