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We looked at the Crosstrek and new Forester before settling on another Outback 3.6R. The engine in the Crosstrek was just a deal breaker. 0-60 in 9.8s is Prius territory. We just felt a complete lack of oomph during city/in town driving.
Yeah that is pretty slow. Makes me wish they'd put a turbo in it.
Yeah that is pretty slow. Makes me wish they'd put a turbo in it.
They're all pretty bad in that department. With the exception of the top engine in the Hyundai Kona Limited/Ultimate which is a respectable 6.6s to 60. All the others are mid 8s-10s...
We looked at the Crosstrek and new Forester before settling on another Outback 3.6R. The engine in the Crosstrek was just a deal breaker. 0-60 in 9.8s is Prius territory. We just felt a complete lack of oomph during city/in town driving.
Yeah. The Impreza feels very underpowered and the lifted 5 door hatch Crosstrek version has more wind resistance so passing on secondary roads is even more sluggish. The car really needs a low boost turbo or the 2.5L engine.
They're all pretty bad in that department. With the exception of the top engine in the Hyundai Kona Limited/Ultimate which is a respectable 6.6s to 60. All the others are mid 8s-10s...
Like a lot of Subarus, the Crosstrek is somewhat underpowered, but it has a lot of space for the category for both tall humans and cargo. They're popular enough that they don't get discounted much- we've played around with some vehicle replacement scenarios, and for our household, it makes no sense to get the Crosstrek when you get a lot more features in an Outback for a pretty marginal price increase.
Totally agree. I am in a situation where I have a very old Outback, which basically is a "station wagon pretending to be a Ute", but the newer Outbacks really do look more like "subcompact Utes" and I am intending to get one as my next vehicle.
The Crosstrek is an outstanding vehicle, roomy for this class, and with a sophisticated AWD system with active torque vectoring and great options for infotainment and safety technology, surprisingly good ride and handling, fairly quiet, plus clean 5-star crash tests. The cargo area can be rubber armored including the seatbacks if you have dogs. It's taken a step up on the new Subaru Global platform since the 2018 model year. It is though, pretty doggoned slow - to me that's the one real caveat. I'd give consideration also to the Honda HR-V.
I'd go with a Honda Civic or Accord, or Subaru Impreza or Legacy. Don't see the point to these tiny SUVs. There's about as much room as a compact to midsize sedan and they're harder for sedan drivers to see around.
Once you get to a midsize SUV then there's a reason to choose them over cars. The midsize and larger SUVs can carry amounts of cargo and people that a sedan couldn't.
There is slow...and then there is the 4-banger Subie.
We also have a 3.0 2008 Outback we are looking to replace but no way we are going for these super-slow machines or the terrible MPG of the 3.6 (which is being phased out anyway)....also, the new Outbacks are larger than anything we need.
A FWD one year old Sportwagen is an option..the closest in exact style to the old outback. Almost identical when they are parked side by side.
We may end up with the Kona or the hybrid Rav4, which is still bigger than what we need but at least has the nice accel off the line around town. We'll test drive the 2019 Alltrack though...
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