not a bad car
My neighbour has a new Crosstrek, it is not a bad car, i car pool with him once a week on a 120 km round trip, here are my thoughts:
First the good:
The finish seems ok, although the touch screen seems to be in a bit of an odd place, almost like an afterthought.
The awd seems good, (my wife has an outback, so it feels decidedly Subaru)
Space is not bad, we fit 3 guys and our hockey equipment in, it is tight but the seating position seems good.
TH cvt is a lot less annoying than some, although it does get the revs up a little too much when passing.
The not great:
The fuel consumption is not very good at all, granted it is winter driving but it is about the same as my wifes outback and marginally better than my ridgeline, we drive the exact same route same speed, he averages 11 litres per 100km we drive around 95-100 km/h. On the same route i get 12 with my ridgeline.
It has developed a slow oil leak - about 8000km on it.........
If I had a dealer locally i would probably look closer but our nearest dealer is 350km away and it is a terrible dealership, my honda dealer on the other hand is stellar.