ETA on Gen5 Lib?

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Anyone have a clue as to when the next iteration of the Liberty i.e. the Gen5, will be out?  Is it '09 (thus Sep '08) or is it '10 (late '09)?

Just crunching some numbers and want to have the B4 debt free in time for the new version big_smile

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Debt-free gotta love it..  lease ftw..  anyways dunno if the pre-announce?  maybe at a big euro motorshow?  exiga concept for you?  wink
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link here


SUBARU will completely overhaul its model line-up by the end of 2009, as it aims to sell 683,000 vehicles annually by that time, up from just below 600,000 units in 2006.
First up is the third-generation Impreza...The three-box four-door sedan arrives in late 2008...Further down the line, a hybrid version is expected to
appear in some overseas markets, possibly as early as 2009.According to president and CEO of Subaru parent company Fuji Heavy Industries, Ikuo Mori, Subaru has been working very hard on hybrid technology for some time.
"We have not decided which model will be first," he told the Australian media assembled at the New York show earlier this month.
However, he did leave a very big hint as to which model might be the first recipient.
"Maybe a hybrid system is not so good for larger vehicles," Mr Mori revealed, thus fuelling speculation that an Impreza hybrid is imminent.
Very early next year heralds the Tribeca Series II, another New York show debutante, and a surprisingly thorough departure from the model that is barely six months old in Australia.
Besides boasting a squared off nose and tidier tail treatment, the US-made Tribeca gains a new 3.6-litre six-cylinder boxer engine, revised suspension settings, a recalibrated five-speed automatic gearbox and improved third-row seat access.
Forester Subaru’s (far) more successful other SUV comes in for a complete revamp in 2008.
It is hoping the next, third-generation Forester compact SUV will snare some of those current Impreza fans disenfranchised by the company’s move away from the Sportwagon concept.
We hear that while the next model will still be clearly and recognisably a Forester, Subaru has fashioned a very attractive and progressive set of clothes to match the new car’s sophisticated new suspension and interior design.
Expect to see the Forester III by June next year.
Within a year after that comes the Liberty V.
Evolutionary changes are expected stylistically, but Subaru is believed to be working on a suspension redesign aimed at improving the current car’s already high levels of steering, ride and handling characteristics.
More importantly, Subaru may wait until this model is launched before unveiling its 2.5-litre boxer turbo-diesel engine.
As with all Subarus sold in Australia, all-wheel drive and a boxer engine layout will be standard.
What's coming from Subaru:
MY08 ZR1 Impreza/WRX     September 2007
MY08 ZR1 Impreza STi     December 2007
MY08 Tribeca Series II     First quarter 2008
MY08 Forester MkIII     Second quarter 2008
MY09 Liberty MkV     First half 2009
MY10 Impreza hybrid     2009

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my09, they always have them in regular periods

gen1 - 89-93
gen2 - 93-98
gen3 - 98-03
gen4 - 03-08

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viktorkay wrote:

Any pix of the new forester??? and there's a 3.6ltr engine, wat no more 3ltr H6???:help:
I think they'll offer both.
3L in the Liberty, 3.6 for the bigger Tribecca...

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reviving an old thread, i know,

but now we are getting closer to the MKV liberty (Gen V) release.
is there any newer information about a release, or perhaps new features, or even spy shots?

The change to the liberties will be the body, and the introduction of a diesel i believe..
The impreza's will gain an electric variant.

various articles on the net say the liberty release is first half of 2009.


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More importantly, Subaru may wait until this model is launched before unveiling its 2.5-litre boxer turbo-diesel engine""""""


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http://www.carpoint.com.au/car-review/2998506.aspx

more on Subaru's Liberty plan for the next 12months:umnik:

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