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Subaru XV production car at 2011 Frankfurt show

By Tim Pollard

First Official Pictures

10 August 2011 10:06

Subaru will show its new Qashqai rival, the XV, at the 2011 Frankfurt motor show. Not that you would have guessed it from this frustrating teaser sketch issued today.

Parent firm Fuji Heavy Industries confirmed the Subaru crossover will be shown on 13 September at the IAA German show - five months after the concept waded in at the 2011 Shanghai show.

Subaru XV: sounds like a rugby team!

Yes, but those roman numerals don't signify the number of seats; this will remain a five-seater.

'The XV is a rival for the Ford Kuga and Nissan Qashqai,' Subaru's then UK managing director Paul Tunnicliffe told CAR in May 2011. 'It's four-wheel drive only and we'll offer a 1.6 and 2.0-litre petrols and a 2.0-litre diesel. We are hoping for around 2000 XV sales in a full year.'