UPDATED: Christmas has come early for Subaru fans with unofficial confirmation that the turbocharged Levorg wagon will arrive in Australia before the end of the year.

An insider for the brand told Drive that the car will arrive soon.

"It's due at the end of the year," the source said.

"I can certainly order you one. Certainly we'll be part of it when it gets here."

But Subaru's official line is that the model won't go on sale in 2015.

A spokeswoman for Subaru Australia says the manufacturer "can categorically say that the Levorg will not be released or on sale in 2015".

She would not confirm or deny that the model will go on sale locally at a later date. The manufacturer's official position is that the model is under consideration.

The Levorg is likely to sit above equivalent four-door models and feature Subaru's EyeSight safety technology as standard.

Softer approach: Levorg takes a slightly softer approach to cornering than the WRX on which it is based. Photo: Tom Gasnier/Fairfax NZ

The car has been on sale only in Japan, but exports to the UK are set to begin in September.

Subaru UK says the Levorg GT is a spiritual successor to the Liberty wagon, "which became a firm favourite among Subaru owners the world over".

Fairfax Media's Stuff.co.nz tested a Levorg on Kiwi soil this year, and found that the 221kW, 400Nm top-end model offers similar pace to the WRX, reaching 100km/h in 6.2 seconds. The test model was imported to New Zealand via the car maker's local arm.

Full specifications for the model are not yet available, but Subaru's UK range will feature a turbocharged 1.6-litre-litre four-cylinder engine that pushes 125kW to all four wheels through a continuously variable automatic transmission (CVT) that is standard across the range.

Inside the Levorg. Photo: Tom Gasnier