2018 Subaru Crosstrek Premium Car Review
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ธ.ค. 2017
- It's never wise to mess with success. That said, the folks at Subaru have demonstrated how smart they are with the second-generation Crosstrek. It gets the refinement of the newest Impreza and the familiarity of the first Crosstrek. Tom Voelk drives a mid-tier Premium model with manual transmission.
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Tom, you produce the best automotive reviews on the internet. Thorough, honest, comical...you do it all!
Thanks Carson! I also make a mean chili.
I totally agree with you!!!
"Fun facts" makes your reviews more attractive and pleasant, Keep up your great work!
3:08 My favorite part is to see his prep-work for spicy taco tuesdays. He loves the taste, but they just don't agree with him!
Agreed ! 👍
The thought of anyone cross-shopping a crosstrek with a land rover is hilarious. This thing will probably make it to at least 200k without an issue, while the land rover will break down on its way back from the dealership.
t307312 Actually saw that happen, was getting gas and asked how they liked their new Land Rover, they were on the phone to get it towed back to the dealer, it was brand new.
Hahahaha!! Awesome comment!!
I test drove a 2.0i Crosstrek today and really liked it! My preference is the Premium model but the dealer didn't have and Crosstrek Premiums with the manual transmission.
This is my favorite car review channel :) Great review!!
Watching this in 2020. Who would have known the significance of jamming ten packs of toilet paper in the back of your car haha
This guy makes excellent reviews and actually goes straight to the tech specs and driving and keepinf it unbiased. Unlike so many other reviewers that comes straight out bashing brands like TFL.
Best car reviews on youtube, congrats. And that Seattle scenes are just perfect, obviously USA is a place to be. Best regards from Croatian viewer .
My friends who've traveled to your country say it's beautiful. Cheers!
Love our manual sport Crosstrek here in Canada ! Has a bigger info screen and more options then the U.S. premium. Great suspension for the winter torn roads and of course heated seats !
i just change my 2014 Kia Soul for the 2018 Crosstrek and i love it. Great reviews as always.
Stéphane is your car CVT??and what is your overall review??
great review
Interesting on the Star logo, never had anyone explain. On my 2nd Outback.
Just bought one! Love it to death, can’t wait for a road trip!
I didn’t know about the hill assist. That’s a great feature especially for some people that worry a bit about manual cars like my gf.
A slightly larger output optional engine would bring some more buyers. I know i'd be interested.
I love my premium 17' trek.
Traded my wrx for it too! Less is more for me. Everyone thinks the trek 2.0l boxer engine is slow, I disagree! Thats coming from a previous wrx owner... Its not a bullet, but once the engine break-in is complete, it wakes up nicely! (Momentum) Simply a all-terrain Beast!
#Teamsubaru
I pick mine up on Sat! Premium, cvt, eyesight/moonroof pkg - sunshine orange!
dbreardon poor man.
Could have mentioned that "Subaru" is in fact the Japanese name for the Pleiades...
That’s what the comment section is for, geniuses like you. Cheers.
Excellent review About this car.
Tom, thanks for not saying this car is under powered and just acknowledging it is not a WRX. Great review.
And thank you for not saying I don't have a British accent and I am not Jeremy Clarkson.
Great review! Too bad that backseat is so empty on amenities and no performance update to the engine.
Mitchell Schultz the engine is quite a bit improved.. the car has reasonably good power. Over the last model.. There's more tweeked than just a few ponies. I drove one the other day and my first thought was wow, lots of people are commenting that haven't driven this car..like you
Fun fact: Subaru's parent company Fuji Heavy Industries also makes wings for Boeing. At least on the 777.
Crosstrek STI please.
I love Subaru for still having a real handbrake, offering a manual, not going turbo and sticking to old school values. I also love the interior that is free from all the bullshit modern cars have.
Protector of the Republic Most have have an electronic hand-brake. I am not fond of mine in the 2017 Outback.
Agree. Except read where the manual in Crosstek in cable connected vs. in the Impreza is mechanical. Which may make for some of the imprecision of its feel.
I agree
You had me until "not going turbo". This powerplant is pedestrian, and makes what could be a very fun car into super bland flavorless cheese. The 190hp 1.6T would have given this enough oomph to be a true pleasure to row the gears through, instead of an exercise in patience. Heck, it'd be safer too, as this is a disaster waiting to happen on Austin's notoriously short highway entrance ramps.
The Subaru logo actually used to have seven physical stars back in the late seventies / early eighties.
I can just feel those ropy, vague and notchy shifts from through the internet.
Hi ....I am experiencing ongoing radio / bluetooth problems. I started a lease in feb 2018, put down a big deposit....once the car is warmed up....the whole system goes haywire.....it is unusable....cant use radio or bluetooth, maps....nothing...the screens just rotate through.....buttons dont work...
my local dealer has taken it in and tried to fix it....replaced the whole radio system two times, replaced the usb cable ports..... the can't figure it out..... yet i still have this car that is not fully functioning and for which i am paying full lease fees! I am infuriated. they've told me to go to subaru canada. I can't get through to them on their customer service line.... this has been ongoing for 10 months!!!!!
any suggestions?
Thanks, Tom.
I'm wondering if you personally would be happy with the CVT in this car if it was your (daily) car??
Seeing as you get to drive so many different vehicles, you lucky twin...
Well... this is complicated. I don't generally like CVTs but I personally feel it's the tranny to go with in this car. I was just talking to some fellow auto writers today and they said the same thing. I'm not the kind of driver that insists all cars have manual transmissions and I don't find the manual to be overly engaging.
Nice Ride
Review the 2018 Outback pls
I think it's important to be more informative about Subaru's AWD systems. He covered the manual system well, but the CVT system... not really. The Subaru system that comes paired with CVT cars provides a 60/50 front/rear torque split. This helps it be a bit more predictable in regular (dry pavement) conditions and makes use of the extra weight over the front wheels that provide traction. However, when slippage is detected by sensors or when X-Mode is activated, the system switches to a 50/50 torque split. Because both axles are open diffs, the cars are equipped with X-Mode, which uses the traction control system (brakes) to halt the individual wheels that are slipping, sending more torque to the other wheel on that same axle. However, the system is unfortunately not equipped with low gear mimicking and cannot start in higher gear in sand or snow. It also cannot send more than 60% of torque to the front axle, nor more than 50% to the rear axle, even if the other one is slipping. That makes this system rather rudimentary, especially when there's so little of torque to go around in the Crosstrek.
For contrast, the Ford's Intelligent AWD/4WD system and Jeep's Active Drive (I or II) can send up to 100% of the torque to either front or rear axle or anywhere in between, depending on where the traction is (or isn't.)
In a car that has power a plenty, that's not an issue. The wheels with grip will still get enough oomph to get you going. Unfortunately, in a car that is low on power, that may not be enough.
🤔My 18 Crosstrek has a centre armrest 😀! Do you know the price of preowned Crosstrek still holds high 2022?😬😂😅
TY for your fun fact!
Needs an interior makeover, a bigger screen, standard eye-sight and rear camera safety; add a plug-in hybrid that gets 45 EV miles, for under $30k, and I might consider it. What I really want is a Honda HR-EV with 200 miles of range and a full suite of safety features for under $33k. Maybe VW or Kia/Hyundai will deliver it first. I won't wait for a Model Y at $50k, however, but I would at $39k.
ps: The Pleiades is a star cluster in the constellation Taurus 😊
I’m pretty sure the stitching is real in the Limited trim.
So glad you tested the manual transmission Tom!!
rrt08 I have the same car you tested. No complaint. Plus manual is the best choice for me. I like old fashion way to drive
Tom, is the spare full size? Thanks for your usual good job and brevity.
Sorry Tim, I don't remember and I can't jog my memory by looking at the video. I shot this car a couple months ago.
Other reviewers on youtube have indicated it is not a full sized spare.
The tire is a temporary spare, but not a little donut, full height but thinner then OE tire and wheel.
Any word via the grapevine when Subaru will put the Outback on the new global platform chasis? The 2018 Outback has some new tech, but is otherwise not really very different from the old one. Also, how does this new platform benefit the new Crosstrek versus the previous model? Is it better ride quality they were seeking, better handling, better steering or something else? Thanks, very good review as always.
I think the 2018 Outback is already on the global platform. Forester gets it next year.
I missed the evil twin. Glad he’s back
Subaru needs new engines..... Hope when it;s out you'll review the Subaru Ascent
the Forester's updated 2.5 should be optional in this car as well as the Impresa
Could Subaru expand more his partnership with Toyota making more sport cars ?
Could really use a 2.5L engine.
2 years later....
2.0 turbo is better.
Voile ... 2021 brings it and 30 something more hp
My mom has one of these. Very nice. We always had Subaru's in our family. But, I can't get one anymore. They are all CVT basically. :( No CVT for me! Fine for a mom-mobile, but, Subaru's are supposed to be tough and rugged. Not good for real drivers who will go camping, up mountain passes, etc.. Manual is always an option. I've had 5 manuals in my life. Although I would love a manual car again, it simply isn't an option with how often I have friends or family drive my car. I road tripped from Washington DC to San Diego and back; a few times. Can't do all that driving alone, and my road trip companions don't drive manual. Sorry Subaru, I may never own another again; unless you get proper automatic transmissions again... I've heard sales in Australia have gone way down ever since they started using only CVT's. Listen to your buyers and give us a good option!
Subaru CVT's are not that bad. I agree with what you're saying tho.
Earthling1984 Why all the hate for CVTs? Every automaker is switching to CVTs. In the future, everyone will have them. Even Bugatti is switching to CVT by 2020.
CVTs are the future, and are getting better every year. I want a 6-speed as it is so much more engaging and thus fun, but you can't beat infinite gearing of a CVT. People just need to get over engines staying at sustained peak horsepower during hard acceleration. The big problem isn't the CVT though, its the sad excuse of an engine. The least they could have done is mirrored VW and put a 170hp engine under the hood. Their 190hp 1.6T would have been amazing, but as it is, its just... well... sad.
XV Is not fifteen in this Subaru model, XV mean Xtreme vehicle..do you know?🤔
Thats Driven, im Evil Twin
ya-hoo for subaru
Looks good, but needs a turbo and rear seat air vents. Phoenix is darn hot, no direct AC for backseat passengers is downright criminal.
rear ac ducts under the front seats and heat
jjr007 I think that only sends heat to the back, not AC.
www.caranddriver.com/subaru/crosstrek/specs If you look at the interior features you will see HVAC under seat air ducts.
I really like the looks of this car but it desperately needs a turbo. the Honda HR-V is somehow faster.
minimonkeyplay the hrv is a good car but I would prefer being able to go off-road or Atleast hav2 the option.
This and the Impreza Hatch are such a fantastic value and capability but Subaru puts such shitty weak engines in these. It would be amazing with the 2.0T or even their 1.6T available overseas.
TheVP I have a Forester and I can say the worst part about it is by far the very underpowered engine. Obviously it's not built for performance but the lag is just horrendous and it's such a slow car.
That interior too...
Easy on the fuel
Neat fun fact at the end. Pleides. (?sp)
JUST needs a power boost.
Everything's good except the price. It is right on the heels of Compact SUVs.
raghu c unless you really don't need the size I agree the Forester would be a really compelling upgrade.
I have a structured settlement and I need cash now
Call JD Wentworth
Awesome comment
My wife and I have a Renegade and I despise it. It will be traded for a second generation Crosstrek as soon as possible.
time traveler stocking up on toilet paper
Just sooo slow...
looks more like north end Tacoma than Seattle… Tacoma Better , Seattle Bad:):)
It's all good Allan. And your real estate prices are a lot more reasonable.
lol, prii are fast. I don't know what you're talking about. Also, for a small SUV/wagon, Crosstrek acceleration is completely fine. It's a lot faster than my Mirage which has a 1.2L, and I have no problem weaving through the sea of brain dead Camry drivers who think it's somehow acceptable to go 50 in the middle and left lanes.
SubAru, not SUbaru.
When is Subaru coming to India
“ if you don’t need 4 wheel drive “. This is a preposterous statement, that only applies to people living in a simulation or maybe San Diego.
...or any place that doesn't see snow, or much rain, or for drivers that never see a dirt road. And that's a lot of places and situations to add to San Diego.
Driven Car Reviews That was mostly tongue and cheek lol. But in my thinking almost everything’s better all wheel drive, unless you want to hyper mile.
What a crappy back seat!
Eric Chang Tell "Evil Twin" that. I don't think he enjoyed it back there.
They are meant for dogs
That rear seat is just pathetic in this day and age, all the amenities of a Soviet gulag...
A family member has one. It's slow, idles high, has a soulless transmission, and has hard/cheap interior plastics. Terrible economy car.
Ducati Ltwin it really is terrible. Yet they sell like hotcakes here in portland. Shows you the mentality of oregonians.
Ducati Ltwin you're an idiot.. period..and a liar.. this car is total quality at it's price points
Never seen a new car get so many paint dings......cheap ass paint job
Subaru's used to be an outstanding car producer, but now it looks so outdated! .. pity
AWD clown car
Crappy backseat, vague manual trans, asthmatic engine? No thanks. With all those optional features it seems like, to get a real 2017 car from Subaru, you have to jump up the trim levels. No thanks, I’ll stick to Hyundai, Ford, Toyota, Honda, Chevy, VW, or literally anyone else on this one.
This whole segment is garbage.