People buy subie for their superior AWD system, not creature comforts.
A few years back, I scoped a Subaru Impreza (not Crosstrek) when looking for a vehicle. Underwhelmed.
After vetting the 1/2 ton diesels from GM and Ram, I chose the Hemi eTorque with this Rebel. I have just over 1000 miles on it and it drives very nice, quite similar to my previous 2020 Bighorn with the Hemi. Interesting that the fuel tank is bout 3-4 gallons smaller on the new one. I averaged 19.5 mpg (summer) and about 16mpg (winter) over the life of the my 2020, which I traded in with 98,675 miles. Hard to not put the deep miles on living up here
Practical, safe, inexpensive, decent on gas and great on slippery roads. I find it pretty appealing.
I think that’s a pretty low bar for a full sized truck. Are you super hard on your vehicles or do you get rid of them once they don’t feel brand new?
I think that looks much more useful then a brat. For me.And the.
Even the new Brat.
Obviously it’s more like a true compact pickup than the old brat was but a regular cab hybrid with a six foot bed might be exactly what you want. You could put a soft topper on that and make a little platform for a futon mattress and you’d be sitting pretty. It will be interesting to see what the real vehicles look like when they come out.
Crosstreks are only inexpensive if you get the 2.0L. Fully loaded 2.5Ls (plus port added accessories, cause goodness knows they aren't selling them without a few hundred dollars of add-ons) prices are $35-36k, which is nuts.
