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Subaru Levorg, Bold New Station Wagon

The Levorg's chiseled looks and updated technology could reach our shores on other Subaru models, but, sadly, probably not in this form.

One look at the Subaru Levorg, which debuted today at the Tokyo auto show, will have people taking notice of its heavily creased bodywork. It will also have some of them wiping away tears—at least if they live in America—because this second generation of the sporty station wagon still won't be coming to the U.S. of A.

For those who have never heard of this peculiarly named Subaru, here's a quick history lesson. The company first introduced the Levorg at the 2013 Tokyo auto show. Its name was derived from the words Legacy, Revolution, and Touring, but don't ask us to how the marketing people made sense of that one. Since then, the Levorg has lived as the longroof version of the last-generation Impreza and the current WRX—exclusively sold overseas, of course.

While it's disappointing that America misses out on another enthusiast-oriented station wagon, the all-new Levorg should provide some clues about what to expect from future U.S.-bound Subaru models, especially the highly anticipated next-gen WRX. Most notably, the Levorg now rides on the Subaru Global Platform, which currently underpins the Impreza as well as several other, newer Subaru models. Since the WRX still sits on an obsolete architecture, it's only a matter of time until that transition happens. When it does, we hope it includes the Levorg's bold design language.