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Subaru Australia will pull Liberty out of its diversity in reaction to the slow sales of the family sedan circle.
The Liberty will be entered in several sedan connected to history, such as the Holden Commodore, Ford Falcon, Mitsubishi Magna, Toyota Avalon and Nissan Maxima.
The existing Subaru Liberty is a slow distributor in a market that prefers SUVs.
Resolution occurs when the Liberty of the existing generation is being phased out for a new style known as Legacy abroad. His car-shaped cousin, the Outback, will continue in Australia’s showrooms.
Christian Dinsdale, CEO of Subaru Australia, paid tribute to Liberty’s “pivot” role within the company.
Subaru will continue to offer the Outback in Australia.
“It was our first style with a global appeal and brought the logo of its utilitarian roots to a renowned automotive company,” he said.
“Liberty hasn’t earned a reputation for being a wonderful car, but he’s also pioneered our history of engine rallies successes.”
With the help of Possum Bourne, Liberty has established Subaru references in Australia.Source: News Limited
“The first turbocharged Libertys paved the way for the successes that followed with the Subaru Rally Team Australia and the Subaru World Rally Team.
Rally stars such as Possum Bourne and Colin McRae set up their careers at Liberty before moving on to the smaller WRX.
Subaru claims that the existing WRX is approximately the same length as the most respected Liberty models.
Subaru claims that the existing shape of the WRX is the length of the Liberty models of the past generation and will continue in range.
The automaker is expected to introduce a new WRX over the next year, which will give it a new rival to turbo functionality, such as the Volkswagen Golf R.
Midsize sedans such as the Toyota Camry, Holden Commodore and Liberty are popular with new car buyers.
Sedan enthusiasts involved in the Liberty’s demise have a selection of a declining number of cars: Toyota’s Camry, Mazda6, Volkswagen Passat and Skoda Octavia are aimed at sedan enthusiasts, while Honda’s Accord is only presented in small quantities as a luxury niche style worth $47,990 plus road costs.