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2026-03-03 04:50:46 UTC

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Another vote here for the Subaru Crosstrek.
It has headroom and legroom in the back for adults, comes with an actual spare tire, and the all-wheel drive works well to get you going in the winter (if you need it).
On most days the CVT feels like a normal automatic, complete with fake shift points. On the rare occasion it doesn’t, put your foot into it (or switch from “I” mode to “S”) to make it remember how to behave.
EyeSight works really well in most situations, especially the crash prevention system. I always try to drive as safely as possible, but a few weeks ago I was thankful I had it when another driver did something unpredictable.
The adaptive cruise control has moments where it brakes too aggressively, but otherwise works flawlessly. It’ll even slow you right down to a complete stop and hold it there for you if you’ve got auto-hold braking turned on. To get going again you just have to tap the gas pedal and the adaptive cruise control happily keeps driving for you.
The main issues are the data collection which I’m sure it does and the sluggishness of the infotainment system when it first boots. For some reason any messages that come in while CarPlay is active but I’m listening to FM radio, the entire system switches to the CarPlay view to show the notification before exiting and returning to the radio view.
Unless you install a device that simulates pressing the on-screen buttons for “disable auto stop/start” and “auto vehicle hold”, by default they’re set to on and off respectively. You can configure EyeSight to detect your face and it’ll remember your settings for those buttons, but I wasn’t willing to turn over that kind of data to Subaru and its partners.
Remote start is available through an app and a subscription, but at least the app is decent. Once again, I’m sure that data’s being mined too, but I’ve never owned a car that had remote start and it’s come in handy on a few particularly bad days where the weather was miserable.
Handling is better than you’d expect it to be, and having almost 8.5” of ground clearance really helps in deep snow. There’s even an extra mode (selectable by an on-screen button) just for snow, and another for mud.
Air conditioning is cold when it needs to be, and the heater gets hot in a reasonable amount of time. Temperature controls are thankfully on physical buttons, but everything else is done by touchscreen.
The windshield washer reservoir holds a gallon of fluid and the oil filter is amazingly accessible from the top of the engine compartment once you open the hood. This thing was designed to be easy to maintain.
Do I hate the idea that it’s probably sending my driving habits and other data back to Subaru? Yes.
Do I love that it’s just a great car that’s built well and has been highly reliable for me? Yes.
Did it surprise me when it took an OTA update for the infotainment system and then applied it while I was driving? You bet!
Maybe one day I’ll even take it camping instead of just driving it to work 🥲.

2025-12-25 08:19:44 UTC

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2025-12-13 22:51:55 UTC

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Oblig. https://youtu.be/rnohhGCNLJs

2025-03-24 03:40:33 UTC

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No area code 🥹.