The Subaru XV is Now Just P 1.298M While Supplies Last

Motor Image Pilipinas, the exclusive distributor of Subaru vehicles in the Philippines is offering the last few 2018 model year (MY2018) units in their inventory at a substantial discount while supplies last.

The offer adds P 20,000 off on top of existing discounts on the Forester XT (previous model), Subaru XV, Outback, Subaru BRZ, Impreza, Levorg 1.6 GT-S, and Legacy 2.5i-S. With that, expect these to be the new net selling price when you walk into any authorized Subaru showroom:

• 2018 Subaru Forester XT – P 1,728,000
• 2018 Subaru XV 2.0i – P 1,298,000
• 2018 Subaru XV 2.0i-S EyeSight – P 1,548,000
• 2018 Subaru Outback 3.6R-S EyeSight – P 2,088,000
• 2018 Subaru BRZ 2.0 A/T – P 1,888,000
• 2018 Subaru Impreza – P 1,348,000
• 2018 Subaru Levorg 1.6 GT-S – P 1,568,000
• 2018 Subaru Legacy 2.5i-S – P 1,978,000

For those who want something newer (i.e. MY2019) models, Subaru is adding a new low downpayment scheme for the Subaru XV and Forester models. With that, drive home the Subaru XV for as low as P 99,000, while for the Forester, it’s at P 118,000 (2.0i-L) or P 149,000 (2.0i-L EyeSight). For cash customers, the 2019 Subaru XV is also available with an P 80,000 discount, while the Forester 2.0i-L has a P 90,000 discount.

BlackBerry to Power Future Subaru Connectivity, Infotainment System

Remember BlackBerry? The smartphones with a crisp physical keyboard so good users were called “CrackBerry” at one point? The brand may have all but disappeared in the smartphone space, but they’re finding new life in Subarus.

Denso Corporation and BlackBerry announced that the first integrated digital cockpit system powered by BlackBerry QNX will be used by Subaru. The technology dubbed, “Harmony Core” will be available first in the United States from the end of this year in the all-new Legacy and Outback.

Co-developed by BlackBerry and Denso, in collaboration with Subaru, this leading-edge digital cockpit solution uses BlackBerry QNX Hypervisor (virtualization) technology to enable integrated control of in-vehicle (Human Machine Interface) or HMI systems.

This approach is unique is that typically vehicles are equipped with device-specific operating systems made to work in unison. Because of this, it was not possible to coordinate them to display content and sound in a uniform way. With the BlackBerry QNX Hypervisor technology, it enables the independence of several operating systems with different characteristics and controls the integration with one microcomputer.

Subaru is the first vehicle manufacturer in the world to commercially deploy the jointly developed digital cockpit platform. Moving forward, more automobile manufacturers around the world will sequentially launch new car models with the integrated HMI.