Subaru XV

Subaru XV: which generation to start from

The catalogue lists four production blocks, which are two generations plus two restylings — not four separate generations.

The catalogue lists four production blocks, which are two generations plus two restylings — not four separate generations.

1 generation (September 2011–June 2016) is the only block with six versions: petrol 1.6 MT, 1.6 CVT, 2.0 MT, 2.0 CVT; Diesel 2.0 MT (147 hp); Hybrid 2.0 CVT (150 hp). It is the only generation that still offers Manual petrol and a Hybrid. Ground clearance is 220 mm on every measured version.

1 generation, restyling (October 2015–August 2017) keeps five of those six: petrol 1.6 MT, 1.6 CVT, 2.0 MT, 2.0 CVT and Diesel 2.0 MT (147 hp). The Hybrid 2.0 CVT is gone. The restyling is the only block with Euro 5 and Euro 6 labels on some versions.

2 generation (March 2017–May 2020) cuts the line to two Variable petrol cars: 1.6 CVT (114 hp) and 2.0 CVT (152 hp). Manual, Diesel, and Hybrid are not in this block. Rear brakes become Disc ventilated on both versions.

2 generation, restyling (from June 2020, stop not measured) keeps the same two names — 1.6 CVT and 2.0 CVT — but kerb weight and mixed consumption both go up, and city/highway consumption is not measured.

If the question is “latest hardware vs best measured economy,” 2 generation, restyling is not the economy winner: mixed use is 8.0 l/100 km on 1.6 CVT and 8.5 l/100 km on 2.0 CVT, versus 6.6 and 7.1 l/100 km on the same names in 2 generation.

Specs table: every version, distinguished by power

Same names appear more than once. Distinguish them by horsepower, fuel, and generation.

Engine position is Front, longitudinal on every version. Fuel grade on petrol and Hybrid is 95. Diesel fuel is Diesel.

Horsepower, torque, and what the extra litres buy

1.6 versus 2.0 petrol. On 2 generation, 2.0 CVT has 152 hp and 200 Nm; 1.6 CVT has 114 hp and 150 Nm. The 2.0 litre engine therefore adds 38 hp and 50 Nm. Displacement is 1995 cc versus 1600 cc — 395 cc more. Specific output is 152 / 1.995 ≈ 76.2 hp per litre on 2.0 CVT versus 114 / 1.6 = 71.3 hp per litre on 1.6 CVT. The extra displacement is not wasted: it is also the denser engine.

On 1 generation, restyling, petrol 2.0 MT and petrol 2.0 CVT both have 150 hp and 196 Nm from 1995 cc (75.2 hp per litre). 1.6 MT and 1.6 CVT stay at 114 hp and 150 Nm (71.3 hp per litre). The 2.0 petrol pair therefore buys 36 hp and 46 Nm over the 1.6 pair.

2 generation versus 1 generation petrol 2.0. 2 generation 2.0 CVT is 152 hp / 200 Nm; 1 generation petrol 2.0 CVT is 150 hp / 198 Nm. That is +2 hp and +2 Nm on the same 1995 cc, Variable, AWD layout. Injection changes from Distributed injection (multi-point) on the first generation petrol 2.0 to Direct injection (direct) on 2 generation. Compression is 10.5 on the first-generation petrol 2.0 and not measured on 2 generation; 2 generation, restyling 2.0 CVT lists 12.5.

Diesel versus petrol 2.0. Both Diesel 2.0 MT versions make 147 hp and 350 Nm from 1998 cc with Turbo. Peak torque is 350 − 196 = 154 Nm above the restyling petrol 2.0 MT. Diesel specific output is 147 / 1.998 ≈ 73.6 hp per litre — below the 152 hp petrol 2.0, but torque per litre is 350 / 1.998 ≈ 175 Nm per litre versus 200 / 1.995 ≈ 100 Nm per litre on 2 generation 2.0 CVT.

Hybrid versus petrol 2.0 on 1 generation. Hybrid 2.0 CVT is 150 hp and 196 Nm from 1994 cc, Direct injection (direct), compression 10.2, bore × stroke 92 × 75. Petrol 2.0 CVT is 150 hp and 198 Nm from 1995 cc, Distributed injection (multi-point), compression 10.5, 84 × 90. Power is equal; the Hybrid is 2 Nm down and 155 kg heavier (1555 kg versus 1415 kg). Hybrid 0–100 km/h, city, highway, mixed, CO2, eco class, and gross weight are not measured. On these numbers the Hybrid does not buy acceleration or a published economy figure; it buys 155 kg of kerb mass.

1.6 CVT restyling of 2 generation versus earlier 1.6. 2 generation, restyling 1.6 CVT is 114 hp at 6200 rpm and 153 Nm at 3600 rpm; 2 generation 1.6 CVT is 114 hp at 6200 rpm and 150 Nm at 3600 rpm. That is +3 Nm. First-generation 1.6 CVT is 114 hp at 5600 rpm and 150 Nm at 4000 rpm — same peak power, peak torque 400 rpm later.

Performance and economy: 0–100, top speed, mpg-equivalent litres

Fastest 0–100 km/h in the data: 2.0 MT Diesel, 9.3 s, in both 1 generation and 1 generation, restyling. Slowest among measured: 2 generation 1.6 CVT and 2 generation, restyling 1.6 CVT, both 13.9 s — 4.6 s slower than the Diesel.

Petrol 2.0 spread: 2 generation 2.0 CVT and 2 generation, restyling 2.0 CVT both 10.4 s; 1 generation petrol 2.0 MT and restyling petrol 2.0 MT 10.5 s; 1 generation petrol 2.0 CVT and restyling petrol 2.0 CVT 10.7 s. Manual 2.0 petrol is 0.2 s quicker than Variable 2.0 petrol in the same generation. 2 generation 2.0 CVT is 0.3 s quicker than restyling 2.0 CVT (150 hp). Hybrid 2.0 CVT 0–100 is not measured.

Top speed: Diesel 2.0 MT 198 km/h (highest); 2 generation / restyling 2.0 CVT 195 km/h; petrol 2.0 MT / 2.0 CVT in 1 generation 187 km/h (Hybrid 2.0 CVT also 187 km/h); 1.6 MT 179 km/h; 1.6 CVT 175 km/h across generations. Choosing 1.6 Variable instead of Diesel costs 23 km/h at the top of the speedo.

Mixed consumption, lowest measured: restyling Diesel 2.0 MT 5.4 l/100 km; 1 generation Diesel 2.0 MT 5.6 l/100 km. Highest measured mixed: 1 generation petrol 2.0 MT 8.0 l/100 km, then 2 generation, restyling 2.0 CVT 8.5 l/100 km. Difference Diesel restyling versus first-generation petrol 2.0 MT: 8.0 − 5.4 = 2.6 l/100 km.

1.6 CVT mixed path: 1 generation 7.3 → restyling 6.3 (−1.0) → 2 generation 6.6 (+0.3 versus restyling) → 2 generation, restyling 8.0 (+1.4 versus 2 generation). City/highway on 2 generation, restyling are not measured.

2.0 CVT petrol mixed: 1 generation 7.9 → restyling 7.0 (−0.9) → 2 generation 7.1 → 2 generation, restyling 8.5. The 2015 restyling is the petrol Variable 2.0 economy peak in this dataset.

CO2: measured only on part of 1 generation and its restyling. Highest: 1 generation petrol 2.0 MT 189 g/km; 2.0 CVT 187 g/km; 1.6 MT 173 g/km; 1.6 CVT 171 g/km. Restyling cuts petrol 2.0 MT to 160 g/km (−29), 2.0 CVT to 151 g/km (−36), 1.6 CVT to 146 g/km (−25). Diesel restyling is 141 g/km, Euro 6. Petrol restyling 2.0 MT and 2.0 CVT are Euro 5. Hybrid, 2 generation, and 2 generation, restyling CO2 are not measured.

Dimensions and weight: kg per horsepower, tank, wheels

Ground clearance is 220 mm on every version. Wheel sizes are not measured except 2 generation, restyling 1.6 CVT: 225/60 R16 and 225/60 R17. Tank is 60 l on 1 generation and its restyling; 63 l on 2 generation, restyling (+3 l); not measured on 2 generation.

Kerb weight extremes: lightest 1 generation 1.6 MT 1345 kg; heaviest measured 1 generation Hybrid 2.0 CVT 1555 kg (210 kg more). 2 generation, restyling 2.0 CVT is 1525 kg — 125 kg heavier than 2 generation 2.0 CVT at 1400 kg, for the same 152 hp and 10.4 s.

kg per hp (kerb / hp), where kerb is measured:

• 2 generation 2.0 CVT: 1400 / 152 ≈ 9.21 kg/hp (best petrol Variable)
• 1 generation petrol 2.0 MT: 1385 / 150 ≈ 9.23
• 1 generation petrol 2.0 CVT: 1415 / 150 ≈ 9.43
• restyling petrol 2.0 MT and 2.0 CVT: 1430 / 150 ≈ 9.53
• restyling Diesel 2.0 MT: 1445 / 147 ≈ 9.83
• 2 generation, restyling 2.0 CVT: 1525 / 152 ≈ 10.03
• Hybrid 2.0 CVT: 1555 / 150 ≈ 10.37
• 1 generation 1.6 MT: 1345 / 114 ≈ 11.80
• restyling 1.6 MT: 1370 / 114 ≈ 12.02
• 1 generation 1.6 CVT: 1400 / 114 ≈ 12.28
• restyling 1.6 CVT: 1405 / 114 ≈ 12.32
• 2 generation 1.6 CVT: 1425 / 114 ≈ 12.50
• 2 generation, restyling 1.6 CVT: 1432 / 114 ≈ 12.56 (worst among measured)

1 generation Diesel 2.0 MT kerb and gross are not measured. Hybrid gross is not measured. Gross on later petrol 2.0 / 1.6 is usually 1940 kg; first-generation petrol 2.0 MT 1885 kg, 2.0 CVT 1915 kg, 1.6 MT 1865 kg, 1.6 CVT 1900 kg; Diesel restyling 1960 kg.

Payload (gross − kerb) where both exist: restyling Diesel 1960 − 1445 = 515 kg; 2 generation 2.0 CVT 1940 − 1400 = 540 kg; 2 generation, restyling 2.0 CVT 1940 − 1525 = 415 kg. The 2020 restyling 2.0 therefore carries 125 kg less payload than the 2017–2020 2.0 CVT at the same 1940 kg gross.

Range arithmetic on tank × mixed, only where both exist: restyling Diesel 60 / 5.4 × 100 ≈ 1111 km; 2 generation, restyling 2.0 CVT 63 / 8.5 × 100 ≈ 741 km. The 3 l larger tank does not offset the 8.5 l/100 km mixed figure.

Rear suspension: Hybrid 2.0 CVT and Diesel 2.0 MT in 1 generation are Semi-independent, springorts hélicoïdaux, sem. All other versions are Independent, spring front and rear.

Which version to choose

Choose 2 generation 2.0 CVT (152 hp) if you want Variable, Gasoline, AWD, and the lowest kg/hp in the petrol Variable set (9.21), 10.4 s to 100 km/h, 195 km/h, mixed 7.1 l/100 km, kerb 1400 kg. Versus 2 generation 1.6 CVT: +38 hp, +50 Nm, −3.5 s to 100 km/h, +20 km/h top speed, +0.5 l/100 km mixed, and 25 kg less kerb (1400 vs 1425). The 2.0 is the clearer buy inside that generation.

Choose 2 generation 1.6 CVT (114 hp) only if mixed 6.6 versus 7.1 l/100 km matters more than the 3.5 s gap. City 8.2 versus 9.0; highway 5.7 versus 5.9. Tank, CO2, eco class, wheels, boost, compression, bore × stroke: not measured on this version.

Do not assume 2 generation, restyling is “the same 2.0 but newer and therefore better on paper.” 2.0 CVT (152 hp) keeps 10.4 s and 195 km/h but mixed rises from 7.1 to 8.5 l/100 km, kerb from 1400 to 1525 kg, kg/hp from 9.21 to 10.03, payload from 540 to 415 kg. City and highway are not measured. Tank is 63 l. Rear brakes are Disc, not Disc ventilated. 1.6 CVT (114 hp) mixed 8.0 versus 6.6, kerb 1432 versus 1425, torque 153 versus 150 Nm, kW 83 versus 84. Wheels are measured only here.

Choose 1 generation, restyling 2.0 MT (147 hp, Diesel) if 0–100 and litres dominate: 9.3 s, 198 km/h, mixed 5.4, city 6.8, highway 4.6, 141 g/km, Euro 6, 60 l, 1445 kg, 1960 kg gross, Turbo, 350 Nm, 6-speed Manual, AWD. Versus restyling petrol 2.0 MT (150 hp): −3 hp, +154 Nm, −1.2 s, +11 km/h, −1.7 l/100 km mixed, −19 g/km CO2, +15 kg kerb, +20 kg gross. Injection on the Diesel is not measured.

Choose 1 generation, restyling petrol 2.0 MT (150 hp) if you want Manual without Diesel: 10.5 s, 187 km/h, mixed 7.1, 160 g/km, Euro 5, 1430 kg. Versus restyling 2.0 CVT (150 hp): same power and torque, Manual 6 versus Variable, 10.5 versus 10.7 s, mixed 7.1 versus 7.0, city 9.6 versus 9.1, highway 6.1 versus 5.7, CO2 160 versus 151. The Variable is the cheaper-to-run petrol 2.0 on mixed and CO2; the Manual is 0.2 s quicker.

Choose 1 generation, restyling 1.6 MT (114 hp) if you want the lightest restyling car (1370 kg) and a 5-speed Manual: 13.1 s, 179 km/h, mixed 6.5. Versus restyling 1.6 CVT: Manual is 0.7 s quicker (13.1 vs 13.8), 4 km/h faster (179 vs 175), 35 kg lighter, mixed 6.5 versus 6.3 (Variable uses 0.2 l/100 km less mixed). Peak power rpm is 5600 on both restyling 1.6 versions, not 6200 as on 2 generation 1.6 CVT.

Choose 1 generation 1.6 MT (114 hp) for the lightest XV in the whole file: 1345 kg, 1865 kg gross, mixed 7.3, 173 g/km, 13.1 s, 179 km/h. Versus restyling 1.6 MT: same 13.1 s and 179 km/h, but mixed 7.3 versus 6.5 (+0.8), city 9.4 versus 8.0, CO2 173 versus not measured on restyling 1.6 eco class. The restyling 1.6 petrol is the economy update; the 2011 1.6 MT is the mass update.

Choose 1 generation Hybrid 2.0 CVT (150 hp) only if you specifically need the Hybrid label. Measured: 187 km/h, 60 l, 1555 kg, 220 mm, Direct injection (direct), 10.2 compression, 92 × 75. Not measured: 0–100, city, highway, mixed, CO2, eco class, gross, wheels. It is 155 kg heavier than petrol 2.0 CVT (1415 kg) at the same 150 hp and the same 187 km/h.

1 generation Diesel 2.0 MT (147 hp) matches restyling Diesel on 9.3 s and 198 km/h, but mixed is 5.6 versus 5.4, highway 5.0 versus 4.6, compression 16 versus 15.2, torque band 1800–2400 versus 1600–2800, kerb/gross/CO2/eco class not measured. Prefer the restyling Diesel when those later figures matter.

Subaru XV Crosstrek search terms point at the same SUV 5-doors AWD line; this catalogue names the model XV and does not list a separate Crosstrek SKU. Oil capacity, oil type, and exterior millimetres beyond clearance are not measured here — do not treat them as known.

Practical pick in one line: daily Variable petrol — 2 generation 2.0 CVT (152 hp); lowest litres and shortest 0–100 — restyling 2.0 MT (147 hp, Diesel); lightest Manual petrol — 1 generation 1.6 MT (114 hp); skip Hybrid 2.0 CVT unless the Hybrid name itself is the requirement, because economy and 0–100 for that version are not measured.