Subaru Exiga: The 7-Seater Japanese MPV That's Embarrasses Modern Design
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Today on the channel, another Japanese delight - but this time not from Brad! Instead, another channel fan has brought me his Subaru Exiga. An unusual car, part-estate, part-MPV the Exiga has fans - but what about me?
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Not so much Mr C McRae, more Mr C Hav.
Young, trackie wearing hoodlums full of Argos gold piloting a machine which produces an absolutely unmistakable gravelly, pulsing throb for which the nearest approximation is a Citroën 2CV (something which itself is also driven on a wide open throttle all the time). Thus, regardless of revs, the Subaru always sounds like it's being mercilessly caned. I myself cannot stand it - but there's no mistaking it.
I can confirm, a Subaru is identifiable purely by sound, and I've had this exact conversation before 🤣
Yeah, it’s the most common yet recognizable car sound. Like V8s could be anything, V10s are easy to discern but still could be anything from an E60 M5 to a Huracan or even a 5-cylinder Volvo that had an exhaust. Flat 4s, on the other hand, are almost always Subarus
Bruuuuummmm......bruuuuuuuummmmmm@
Unless its a jap import STI with equal length headers. Much harder to identify blind.
“That’s the sound of a turbocharged flat-4 engine. A sound which, all over the world, heralds the imminent arrival of a moron” -JC
Thank you, came for this comment, I do love this quote.
😂
Such an awful, awful man...
@@subwayfacemelt4325 Loves to punch people in the face. Piers Morgan, famously, then a couple decades later, the Top Gear producer. Got fired over that.
About the Exiga
1. Exiga was developed because demand for MPV became (and still is) very high in Japan. They previously had Traviq MPV which was a rebadged Opel/Vauxhall Zafira, and for the successor they wanted to design by themselves.
2.Exiga is pretty much a mishmash of various existing Subaru cars. The chassis is half Forester and half Legacy, engine from Forester and and the gearbox is from Legacy. They also reused parts from much older cars, 2nd row seats frames were from 3rd gen BH5 Legacy and 3rd row seat frames are borrowed from 1994 Vivio kei car.
3. There were more sportier version above GT called Spec B, which in traditional Subaru fashion revised suspension, better brakes, STI body kit and no power upgrade.
Hehe, my mechanic had to order control arms three times because in Australia they rebadge the Legacy, to Liberty, and they decided to rename this car the "Liberty Exiga". He assumed it was a Liberty, that is, he didn't take the...liberty to look it up and find out about the Forrester control arms.
As someone who's owned 4 Imprezas, I can recognise the sound from half a mile away
Same bro, there in the blood, owned countless ones
A bit like the sound of an approaching Chinook helicopter! Unique and distinguishable from a mile away!
Sounds like unequal length exhaust runners, my favourite sound in the car world. I know equal length exhaust (as fitted to some JDM Imprezas) makes more power and couldn't care less. I would never trade this soundtrack for a few extra horses!
@@MrAjjm65 Funny that you made that comment because last week i was out washing my car when i heard this thunderous sound coming. It took for ever to arrive ; but when it did finally arrive to my surprised it was one of those Chinook Helicopter. I'll never forget that intimidating sound.
One more reason to love Subaru. I’m not a teenager/ 20 something but a retired international hgv driver that still owns a STI Wagon 555 Ltd edition. Wonderful cars that unfortunately ended up with a reputation for absolute knob head owners !! Such a shame , but those that know… know 😎
Well, in the late 90's Subaru Impreza Wagon won the Top Gear JD Power Survey (I think it was in 1998). So yeah, they were very good. But that was just after Colin McRae won his title and a few years before Richard Burns won his, after which every young man wanted to have one and race on the streets too.
She's had a similar conversation with her friends about how you can't tell when she's had a haircut.
Touché!
😂🤣😂🤣
Yep 100%. There are certain engine tones that are absolutely unique; a Subaru Flat 4, Porsche Flat 6, motorcycle 4-cylinder sports bike, a 125cc with a stupid exhaust, a 50cc 2-stroke smoker and V12s. All sounds like nothing else and easily picked out by the discerning motoring enthusiast.
I don't consider myself a motoring enthusiast whatsoever (I'm a PC and electronics nerd) and I can still tell some of those out of the sea of normal cars (well and bikes, but to a lesser degree) without seeing them
The Subaru sound is not quite unique; find a Lancia Flavia or Gamma and you'll see - well, hear - what I mean!
Don’t forget the nasty noises from the Nissan VQ😂
@@saxon-mt5byYeah, the Alfa 33 and Alfasud sound somewhat similar too, and the Porsche Cayman/Boxter flat 4 is similar-ish
@@Fc-cb3tnNo, there are other cars that sound similar and are common (at least in USA)
The most distinctive engine sound out there is the Subaru EJ--it has a very specific rumble to do the uneven length headers which is one reason why Subaru fans love the engine so much.
Not every Subaru sounds like that, but every car that does sound like that is a Subaru
Usually! I've heard VW Beetles (the original flat-four ones) with wild exhausts that sound just like a Subaru.
@@saxon-mt5by Scoobys have unequal length headers, hence that sound
There is no other car that sounds like that. The burbly weird unbalanced rumble of flat-four engine is so Subaru. Not even 718 Boxster S sounds like it.
Also, can relate about being a petrolhead. I can tell exactly that an Aventador just flew past from a mile away. When I'm home. At night. Having a dinner.
Same with a Morris Minor or an MGB 😀
The Subaru flat 4 has a very distinctive sound, so yes they are easy to identify.
But Subaru have made other engines: A flat 6, an inline 4, an inline 3, and if you go back far enough an air cooled parallel twin 2-stroke. So a Subaru could go past without you realising. 😁
True, but 90 percent of the ones you can hear (because modern FB/FAs don’t make much noise) are flat-4s
We have heaps of Exigas in New Zealand.
Mainly the base model -
Which is Front Wheel Drive Non turbo
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Well I clicked on this in record speed… I’m becoming obsessed with the idea of making MPVs great again 🤔… I need to get some on. Brilliant review James 👏
Zafira VXR?
Singaporean here. I had no idea these were "rare" cars - there are quite a few of them here. Always thought the combination of 7-seater MPV and sporty turbo boxer was funny.
The Subaru rumble is just about as distinctive and instantly recognisable as the whistle of a Triumph triple motorcycle engine
BRZ and Outback on the drive, neither of them make "that" noise but I know the noise you mean and yes its very distinctive
Brz and outback is naturally aspirated and majority of outbacks are not boxer 4 there H6
I can hear the highway near my house quite well at night. Sometimes you hear people REALLY going at it on there. I like to guess what cars I can hear
I wish Subaru would sell these again and bring them to the American market because there's nothing like it here. I love my Outback; but it seats 5 not 7 and having driven Subaru's full size SUV the Ascent I felt it was just too damned big.
17:24 Fuel Economy: I've owned my Exiga for 3 years now.
Real World MPG:
Extra Urban - 12km/l = 34 mpg
Combined - 10.5km/l = 29.6 mpg
Urban - 8km/l = 22 mpg
It is funky music james ❤❤
If im not wrong in Singapore, the SG market then was pretty open to MPV's, so the Exiga among other models like more infamously the Honda Stream (And its "sport" trim, the RSZ) sold here in decent numbers. Sadly our government's more unique methods of car ownership have meant that many have forcibly been or will be under the knife as scrap or exports so they're getting rarer here as the years go by. Always nice to see a familar model pop up in your reviews, JayEmm. Keep it going!
there are still 30-40 odds on the road, and yes getting lesser by the day. I'm driving one🤣
Ms Jay Emm,
This audible burble is indeed, the sound of Subaru,
Kind regards,
Is one of your best videos ever I cannot congratulate you enough one minute you’re in a Ferrari or the like the next minute you’re in a Subaru and you’re excited by both well done you👍 I life would be very dull without you👏Paul
Some cars are identifiable by their note, and the subaru is definitely one of them.
I heard a marvelous noise last summer, whilst in the house. I ran outside, not knowing 'exactly' what to expect, but knowing something special was afoot. A spitfire then thundered in to view. That multicylinder sound was incredible and also very recognisable
never seen so many comments on car exhaust sounds ....... that is great ......he is correct subaru they do have a sound -- most cars sound much the same ... but a few cars and bikes have very distinct exhaust engine notes -- morris minors tend to blow raspberries when changing gears with high revs ... mate could tell diffrence between a kawi a yamy and a suzi triumph and ... ..... golf gtis had a slightly odd noise until the EU got heavy on regulations ... old astons have an odd noise ... once had a ford sierra with a blown exhaust .. mechanic said it sounded like a ferrari ... car still worth zero ... odd that ...
It used to be possible to identify Morris Minors and many sporting XK engined Jaguars, in a similar way. The exhaust system resonates.
Only other engines you can call iconic are avro Vulcan, Concorde and the merlin of the spitfire and Lancaster. You can deffo tell the sound of a scooby.
It could be the noise of a unmuffled alfasud or 33 but it's much more likely to be a Subaru every time. But Subarus can also make unmuffled 6 cylinders noises
I live in Japan and have been thinking of getting the updated version of the car, the Exiga Crossover-7 which was only made from 2016 - 2018, as a second car for family outings and ski trips. I would love to see your take on that version now that you've been in one of the old ones. They seem much nicer, but only have a CVT unfortunately... Cool, unique cars, for sure. Especially as a second car.
Even though I am not a Subaru fan in the slightest, I do go "Ah, a Subaru" when I hear the noise. It usually sounds a bit like a broken version of the Audi 1.8 IMO.
100% possible, I have trained my wife to recognise the sound now!
You should try to get hold of a Tribeca.
100% Subaru sound James, cars have voices as distinctive as humans. I can identify most cars by sound, my wife finds it endearing apparently!
Wherever I go and I hear that beautiful boxer rumbling sound I know it's a Subaru. Some super bikes get the better of me when they are down low they sound a bit like a subie
As someone from NZ, they are pretty common over here. In stock form, the suspension tends to be very bouncy/boaty. The 5 speed isn't great, but from what I've heard it's much better to use than the 4 speed used in the SOHC 2.5L cars. Also, that sensor that was causing the transmission issue (if It's that same issue I've faced) is probably a common fault, despite it seeming quite scary when it jolts the car forward.
Edit: heated full leather seats were an option. As were paddle shifters.
Plenty of them came out with cvts as well. Just did a solenoid repair on one a few months back
I truly love the Exiga. I have the 2010 Aussie 2.5L w/CVT. It's gorgeous smooth to drive, and even after 7 years ownership I still giggle when flooring it (the way it just sits at 5.500rpm is too novel, and I LOVE boxers at full noise).
That sound has... resonated with me at a visceral level, like church bells to a nun, since I first heard and felt a modified Legacy RS Turbo in the 90's. The challenge is to figure out if it's the beat of the EJ205 your eardrums are being graced with. I love classical music, birdsong, all that jazz (music too)...
But a Subie boxer with uneven headers...that is my favourite music in the whole world!! Rotors, straight sixes and V12's are great, but there's something about the Subie growl...Like with V8's, there's a special kind of "dirtiness" that makes me want it to never go away.
Not sure about those Volvo 5-cylinders...
There's plenty of engines that have unique sounds. Subaru is probably the easiest to tell apart though. You also have the Inline 5's of VW and Volvo, and the VR6 of VW. The new Mustang V8 is pretty easy to tell also. V8's in general but the Mustangs with aftermarket exhausts just kind of make a unique thunderous sound.
Interesting great insights, thanks. Rumble rumble yeah it is. Just like a Triumph triple whistle, unmistakably.
Wish people had these rather fat ego SUVs that block our roads and carparks.
You also IDENTIFY a Subaru by the melted pistons 😂
yes ..... tick
Only the ones owned by the ignorant, it's always the same piston when fools wind the boost up without modding the fuel rail
In terms of 7 seater estate car, there is another one finally on the market now: Dacia Jogger. I was waiting for one for ages to replace my peugeot 308 SW as my boring daily (those are rarebin 7 seater form anyway!).
Yup. Suburban scooby sound…when I hear a distinctive 5 cylinder of a fiat coupe I know too and start looking lol. 😂
Nothing sounds quite like the horizontally opposed 4-pot in a classic scooby Impreza 🤨🤨
This is an amazing car but sporty coilover suspension is surely the wrong choice for it! It should be complaint and good on bumpy roads.
By the way, that same flat four sound was heard through the land from the Volkswagen Beetle. The first time I heard a Subaru I thought it was a Beetle.
Easy to work out mpg fill tank record mileage and then next fill, you’re able to calculate the mpg. I do this with all my cars. The computers are all wildly optimistic. The best I’ve found is my Volvo XC70 and that’s only about 2-3miles out. ie. Computer says 37mpg. Actually 34.9mpg
You are spot on sir, sorry to your other half!
James, I can confirm two things for you; first, the Subaru flat four sound is distinctive and easily recognizable by a motoring enthusiast (even my dad's 2013 "grandpa spec" auto Impreza sedan has that distinctive sound, albeit quite faint), and second, the Exiga was sold in Australia (though I suspect, very few, as you hardly ever see one "in the wild"). Cheers!
Most definitely! I can confirm I know a Subaru just from the sound 😊
The Subaru burble is very distinctive and easy to identify, so I absolutely agree with you 👍
I just found out about this car a few weeks ago and promptly jumped on RUclips to view some videos of it and this is the first video I've found
I've waited so long for a review of this car. Thank you for this.
I have a white Honda odyssey rb3 with the full mugen catalogue thrown at it. Looks fantastic, 7 usable seats. I’ve had my kids and parents all in the car with good room for everybody. On the outside it just looks like an estate, not much longer than a Mercedes cla
I had one (GT, as featured) for 8 years in Hong Kong and loved it. Wanted to bring it to the UK with me but I gave up cos it would be very hard to find parts such as the windscreen. A common problem with the GT is the valve body malfunction. Body roll is bad so at a minimum it needs a sway bar upgrade.
Please keep testing these interesting and unusual cars. Great video and just the right amount of information to fire up my interest in this one.
Yup! Flat four at 2000 rpm somewhow sounds like a lumpy tuned V8 at idle. May drive lectric now, but still love the sounds and the smells.
Love these..i have honda odyssey rb1 and sits 7adults comfortably.not the fastest but amasing car.
Scooby is the most distinctive sound to a brand.
Much like the cross plane crank inline 4 of Yamaha 👌
Can always tell that apart from any other motorbike manufacturer.
Personally, I still prefer the Forester. Much better proportions and available with the 2.5 WRX power plant.
The chocolate 2.5
I don’t need to see what car makes that unique sound as it all about the sound the identifies the scooby engines 😊
This is the most underrated Subaru today and good thing I see of these big 7 seater estate or minivan
Yes, that's the noise, unmistakable! AND ICONIC, as you say!
Yes indeed, several cars are identifiable by sound alone including the old V8 Rovers...lovely.
Drove a Bugeye wagon for almost the last 10 years. My wife would always know I was coming to pick her up because she heard the rumble before I got to the carpark. If anything, she's better at hearing a Scooby nearby than I am!
I may never again have one, but i had the pleasure of owning a 2011 outback for a short time. It was an unforgettable experience.
unmistakable sound, and one I miss having owned an Impreza. I've NEVER heard of this model tho..!! Not the Scooby i'd choose tbh, but I learnt something new today... x
That would make a great sleeper. I've owned Subies since 2004 and can tell one miles away. lol
I don't think the Subaru R1 and R2 made that sound...
These were sold here in Aus, someone on my street owned one for a while. Interesting car
I own a hopped up 05 wrx. That burble is so distinctive
I really like that funky music 😄
Lots were imported into NZ as well through the grey market.
Certainly a distinctive sound; not to mention the sweet smell of coolant in the exhaust
Love it 😎
Uel subaru boxer engine sounds .. which is why i own a wrx lol
And yes its a engine note you can hear 3 miles away and know what it is ❤
Just bought a forester xt 08 plate, this and a Volvo v70r where the other options, great cars
Yes, Jay, the Subarus do have a distinctive sound. A turbo with unequal length headers is definitely the signature burble, but even N/A models sound distinct from inline four cylinder cars. Four pot Porsches have a similar note,. I think it's just something about the flat engine layout.
Exiga is the daily car for who have an exige.
Very interesting video and car thanks
Great review Jay! As an owner of a subaru certified collision repair facility and many a subaru in our family there is no confusing the rumble of a subaru with other cars. It's very distinctive! Keep up the good work mate!
Yo! Australian here. The Exiga did get exported here, and not all of them the go faster variant; there was a cheaper atmospheric version meant for your average family - think the Impreza in the context of the WRX or vice versa. The standard one has a 2.5 Litre Flat-4, I'm pretty sure the exact same one as the regular Liberty. also I'm 99% sure the Exiga is based on the Liberty too as it looks a lot like the Liberty Wagon from a while back, and over here they were called the Liberty Exiga.
They're about 50/50 Forester/Liberty with others mixed in. Liberty is Australia rebadging the Legacy, as it is known everywhere else for some reason.
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I was looking at one of those instead decided to get my legacy. I do look really interesting cars part of the appeal and they are quite a rare car.
Which Legacy do you have?
No other car sounds like a Subaru, just like no other animal sounds like a Hyena at night in the African bush...both sounds have you looking around for the culprit!
I had one of these for 3 years when i lived in japan. Brilliant car
Never a shadow of a doubt when those unequal length headers are nearby!
Well done mate, again 😁👍
Yes , Subaru flat 4 is a very distinct tone .. and i also loved the huge glass sunroof on my old Forrester
Remap up to 280 should be achievable with some exhaust mods 😁
Sorry Jayemms missus, if it sounded like a Subaru flat 4 then it was a Subaru.
When you know, you know.... Ya know?
Unless it was a Lancia Flavia or Gamma - the concept that Subaru followed.
I own a 2009 basic spec. They’re quite common in New Zealand, especially in the South Island. Normal suspension is very smooth, very comfortable. It’s built as a touring car for older Japanese people, with high visibility. Reliable, handles very well compared to most SUVs.
My dog knows when im home when i drive my Impreza Sti..
These never sold well in Japan.. The gap with the Legacy was too small, if u want a 7 seater you don’t buy a Subaru. You buy a slide door Noah/Voxy, Stepwagen, Serena. See Mazda MVP/ Biante (which was 7 seater but tanked) . Going for a market that didn’t want a Subaru (although my neighbour has one). Done. Over.
Dig that groovy flat-four beat.
Yep, totally identifiable by sound alone as are several other things. About 20 years ago whilst in a fancy office in London there was a mighty rumble in the road outside (it was high summer so windows were actually open) and someone went "..oh a Ferrari..." to which I naturally said (given the bass rumble, obvious V12 etc.) "...nope that's an Aston Martin..." they were so indignant that they were right they rushed to the window...Vanquish...I'm just saying!
Does it make a rumbly warble? It’s probably a Subie with UEL exhaust manifolds or headers and a fairly audible exhaust, then. Dugga, dugga, dugga; it’s just the way of things.
I have owned a WRX Impreza and a Turbo Forester a Honda Stream RSZ and now have a STI Exiga in WRC blue. The look of it makes me laugh as it's such a mish mash. I really dislike the seats too. It's got alot more up and go than my old Honda Stream. We also have a Exiga GT in dark blue. Turbo and non turbo Exigas are common in NZ if you head out you will see atleast another pass by.
I bought one from Japan and it's arriving soon here in Canada. Glad I watched this, it's actually more functional than I thought with how much taller it is than a Legacy wagon. Can't wait to take it for a boot!
Well, it isn't the sound of a small block V-8 ripping down the freeway. Yeah, that's a boxer 4 cylinder.
I didn’t realise anyone actually used BC Racing coilovers I thought it was just RUclipsrs who got given them for free 😂
You can't mistake a turbocharged flat 4 Subaru's sound for anything else, especially if it has unequal length headers, simply because no other car has that specific engine setup.