Subaru XV Crosstrek

[WormGod]

I agree partially. Mine was fun for mudding and snow, but if you wanna crawl, yeah, not the machine of choice. As for power and tranny.... well, it's the main reason I went back to the STi. From 145hp to 305. Of course, she is tuned and modded now, so 305 is even childs play.

I still like the XV. If they would at least put the N/A V6 in it, or just suck it up and go with the FA20, it would help, but I also think they know that it would then compete with the Forester too much, and they don't want that.

Then there is the funky side of me which likes the newer Levorg. Can get with the FA20, but the CVT is standard.

[vt_maverick]

We have a '15 Forester XT which is stupid-fast, even with the CVT. Lifted 1.5" front, 1.75" rear a few weeks ago to put on meatier Yokohama Geolandars (the factory size are low-pros and I got sick of dealing with punctured sidewalls and poor treadlife).

Any reason why you guys went with the Crosstrek instead of the Forester? Previous generation wasn't much to look at IMHO, but the newest models look less wagon-like.

[WormGod]

I personally don't like that the Forester went from a cool Fozzy wagon to a full fledged SUV. I LOVE the old XT bricks....



I had a 2012 Forester that was pretty bare bones that I did some cosmetic stuff to. It was for my "lady at that time" that drove it, so nothing too fancy since she didn't give a flying turd about cars. More the less looked somehting like this....



The Crosstrek kinda went back to the "wagon" roots, so it appealed to me. Again, sadly the powertrain is a wet dog.