Subaru "XV (2014 model)"

Let's start running.The improvement of the XV this time is the riding comfort and the quietness.First, the damper was changed to ride comfort.Both the front and rear are declining on the damper bump side (shrinking side).At the same time, the friction of the damper itself is reduced so that it moves more smoothly.The rate of springs and stabilizers has not been changed, and the riding comfort and driving stability are improved by the damper alone.When I actually run, the tightness of the suspension does not seem to be so different from before, but the unevenness of the road surface and the sense of pushing up the gap are clearly reduced.In particular, the phenomenon of the rear suspension has been felt, but this improvement has hardly felt.

At the same time, quietness has been considerably improved.It is said that the addition of soundproofing and vibration -controlled materials increased quietness.Regarding the thrust of the suspension and quietness, I checked it on the Seisho Bypass, which I always chose as one of the test courses, but I was surprised that it evolved to a level that did not feel uncomfortable.

In other words, this improvement focused on comfort, but in fact, the improvement has been added.That is, the steering gear ratio has been quick.This would have had the purpose of compensating for spoiled spoils in the pursuit of comfort.Along with that, the rear suspension bush has been enhanced.This may be an opposite specification change to the improvement of riding comfort, but it is an improvement that has been performed with the aim of firmly following the rear tracking for the faster steering speed.In other words, although the suspension system has become soft, it can be said that sporty handling has been maintained as it is by improving the steering and rear suspension bush.

Then, it's a hot eye site.The highlight of this evolution of XV is this eye site Ver.It may have evolved to 3 (version 3).Eyesite ver.3 is the latest one that was first adopted in "Levorg".ver.Ver compared to 2.What changed in 3 was that the speed to avoid collision was raised to about 50 km/h or less from about 30 km/h or less.And the brake lamp of the vehicle forward can be recognized by the color recognition.These safety improvements by evolved stereo cameras are remarkable.

Another is an active lane keeping, a steering support organization that prevents outing from the lane.This made it possible to run so that the car did not protrude from the lane while following the vehicle forward.I also tried a version upgraded eye site while actually taking a test drive using the Seisho Bypass.Turn on the active cruise control and turn on the active lane keep.

Active cruise control feels as faster than before the reaction to the speed of speed of the vehicle forward.This area is similar to Levorg.And an active lane keep.Here, the steering wheel has been added to the center of the lane when it is about to protrude from the lane, and it can be said that it is clearly safe.However, it did not maintain the center of the lane just to control when it was about to protrude and prevent deviation from the lane.The XV has a high straight stability, so it seems that it will not take care of this active lane keep as long as it is running normally, but the control around this is a little different from Revogue.

With this improvement, XV has improved cruise control with cruise control with pre -crash brakes and all vehicle speed tracking functions, achieving the safety of the crest, and improves the texture including riding comfort.It has evolved into an advanced model.