Just finished driving my '23 Crosstrek sport cross country, And it performed great! I took it to 6 different national parks, drove across mountains, deserts, and even hit a little bit of Hurricane Helene when driving through the appalachias. The crosstrek had no issues at all during the trip. Great vehicle for what it is
I have seen this mountain goat be tested a bit beyond these guys on driving sports TH-cam videos. It definately is much more capable then what was going on here. Comes down to the driver and knowledge of Subaru vehicles. That’s why TFL has gone down in reliability when they test Subarus….bottom line, they just don’t know what their doing lol unfortunately, anyone with a camera and a hill suddenly becomes test worthy, doesn’t always work that way
I really expected truck people to just bash the Wilderness Edition for not being a 4x4. Needless to say, I was wrong and really appreciate the video. Obviously it can't do what a body on frame truck/Jeep/SUV can but I think when you compare it some other crossovers, the merits of its capability are there. Liked and subscribed; thanks for the video.
This brings us a lot of joy. Thanks for watching, and subbing. We are glad that you heard us out when many simply assume we would unjustly bash a crossover.
The main problem with subaru is not unibody construction. After all land rover defender is also unibody with independent suspension, the main issue with subaru is lack of mechanical diff locks, CVT, poor approach angle due to bumper design.
Crosstrek does what 90% of what people actually need a vehicle to do. There’s very few who actually push something like a jeep to its capacity. I have a 2020 Crosstrek limited (top model during that year) and best value out there when bought new. I’ve had it up the mountains of the Pacific Northwest, the dry rocky deserts of the American southwest, and everywhere else…been an absolute joy. Nothing like being out in the middle of the desert, absolutely nobody around for miles and miles…all while auto climate set at 72f, leather interior with satellite navigation and listening to your favorite music station on satellite radio on the Harmon Kardon sound system, along with Ground clearance and best AWD out there…really can’t ask for much more at all!
The Crosstrek isn’t a hardcore off road vehicle like a Jeep, but it’s still great for its class. If it was the Corolla Cross or the HRV doing this test, both of them wouldn’t have made it up!
I got this little CUV…the same color even, and I absolutely love it. It would be nice if they offered a turbo option…and the center console can be a little bit lagging after you start it up sometimes. But other than that, I really have no other issues.
I appreciate your reviews, and feel they are fair and honest. I do have two questions: 1. What are you going to do when someone decides to build a house on that property and you lose your hill? 2. Does Craig select his clothes to match the color of the test vehicle?
I have ran the Yokohama geolander ats since the 90s when they came out with the Mt. The Yokohama geolander MTS had 28/32 tread back then. the 33 ats on my cherrokee have 23/32 tread depth 8 years ago when new and the 24 Subaru crosstrek wilderness has what 15/32. What the heck Yokohama. I pay 3 times the price for half the tread depth. Use to 85k miles on a set. Now 45 k on a set. By far thou these are the best at tire for snow playing.
I bought a Crosstrek Wilderness (in Alpine Green of course) 5 months ago, and love it. I've only hit the trails in my area twice since I got it, but it's quite capable for my uses. The difference between normal mode and snow/dirt is like night and day on some obstacles.
Been going through your videos. Would love to hear your thoughts on best offloading crossovers. Looks like this performed similarly to the Seltos but the conditions were different.
A little painful to watch, but I think some slightly bigger and more aggressive tires would've made a huge difference. Does the Forester have a better approach angle?
You have to admit the rain added a layer of difficulty that isn't typically experienced during these tests. It would have been nice if they had a comparison with this one on a dry day.
Thank you @@MNsaint it means just half inch higher. But I’m asking because the regular limited model does not have off road wheels, so, if you compare the wheels it is a huge difference, the crosstrek looks amazing and is super capable, but…… Lifted does not sound fair to me. Thank you for your answer 👍🏼
If you just don't like the driving feel of a CVT, that's one thing. If your concern is CVT reliability, the current Subaru CVT's are MUCH better than years before, and Subaru in particular has very reliable CVT's vs other makes.
If I needed to get up that embankment I would have backed up, leaned right and used momentum to gain the incline. I appreciate trying to do it from where you are but that isn’t accurate. No body wants to struggle unnecessarily!
Oh we test them all equally to give everyone consistent results across all vehicles. That being said, you are on to something. We call this “R” mode and have used it in the past. It makes a front wheel drive Kia Soul become rear engine, rwd, rear steer, happens to double the approach angle, and has a near crawler gear ratio in reverse. Yes this episode exists, yes it works great. Thanks for watching!
@@TexasTruckChannel Thank you for explaining. I want to purchase the crosstek wilderness and am looking at all reviews. Thanks so much for your time and take care.
Right, good. Now in the interest of fair comparison, you should go gather all the other simarly classed vehicles and redo their test on that hill under the same crappy, wet, muddy conditions that you inexplicably felt necessary to subject this Crosstrek to. Just saying.
If we had control over Mother Nature we would be happy to. But we don’t, and you certainly know that. Luckily one can see how well the wilderness did in the wet, which helps bolster how well it can do in the dry. We also have a dry hill test of a non wilderness Crosstrek from earlier this year. Thanks for watching.
@@s.gibson9329 most drivers don’t take their vehicles, particularly new ones, on rutted muddy terrains on a rainy day either. When your use case is on the fringe, you need specialized equipments, like a lift, underbody protection and special tires.
Very much disagree - the point of the test is to push the limits of the vehicle as it comes 'out of the box'. Absolutely no question that the Crosstrek Wilderness would be among only a small handful of vehicles IN THIS CATEGORY that could successfully complete this test under these conditions. IMHO these types of tests are extremely worthwhile for those potential buyers who want to have some idea of its off-road abilities. I have a 2022 Outback, which is my 4th Subaru Liberty/Legacy/Outback to date. I very rarely take it off-road, but its superior ground clearance and constant AWD system have been a godsend when needed eg. during extreme inclement weather, or having to tackle a deeply rutted muddy paddock etc.
If Subaru thinks they can produce a capable off road vehicle just by jacking up the suspension and downloading some new software into a normal hatchback they are kidding themselves, and anyone who actually believes them are potentially putting their lives at risk driving this into the wilderness.
The Crosstrek Wilderness is actually a very capable vehicle. If you don’t believe me, then go watch Driving Sports TV’s off road review of the Crosstrek Wilderness.
You have no idea what you’re talking about, I’ve done more than half the jeeps I’ve come across in my Outback Wilderness and that’s just with a 2 inch lift and slightly bigger tires, I bent a trailing arm almost in half and still teetered on two wheels crawling out of an embankment. Gotta know what you’re talkin about before you talk shit bro.
Just finished driving my '23 Crosstrek sport cross country, And it performed great! I took it to 6 different national parks, drove across mountains, deserts, and even hit a little bit of Hurricane Helene when driving through the appalachias. The crosstrek had no issues at all during the trip. Great vehicle for what it is
Considering that the test was done on a rainy and muddy conditions, the Crosstrek definitely did an amazing job.
I have seen this mountain goat be tested a bit beyond these guys on driving sports TH-cam videos. It definately is much more capable then what was going on here. Comes down to the driver and knowledge of Subaru vehicles. That’s why TFL has gone down in reliability when they test Subarus….bottom line, they just don’t know what their doing lol unfortunately, anyone with a camera and a hill suddenly becomes test worthy, doesn’t always work that way
I really expected truck people to just bash the Wilderness Edition for not being a 4x4. Needless to say, I was wrong and really appreciate the video. Obviously it can't do what a body on frame truck/Jeep/SUV can but I think when you compare it some other crossovers, the merits of its capability are there. Liked and subscribed; thanks for the video.
This brings us a lot of joy. Thanks for watching, and subbing. We are glad that you heard us out when many simply assume we would unjustly bash a crossover.
The main problem with subaru is not unibody construction. After all land rover defender is also unibody with independent suspension, the main issue with subaru is lack of mechanical diff locks, CVT, poor approach angle due to bumper design.
Crosstrek does what 90% of what people actually need a vehicle to do. There’s very few who actually push something like a jeep to its capacity. I have a 2020 Crosstrek limited (top model during that year) and best value out there when bought new. I’ve had it up the mountains of the Pacific Northwest, the dry rocky deserts of the American southwest, and everywhere else…been an absolute joy. Nothing like being out in the middle of the desert, absolutely nobody around for miles and miles…all while auto climate set at 72f, leather interior with satellite navigation and listening to your favorite music station on satellite radio on the Harmon Kardon sound system, along with Ground clearance and best AWD out there…really can’t ask for much more at all!
The Crosstrek isn’t a hardcore off road vehicle like a Jeep, but it’s still great for its class. If it was the Corolla Cross or the HRV doing this test, both of them wouldn’t have made it up!
That is very true…..crv also though
I've been looking for this! This test is so helpful. Simple, concise, and clearly communicated.
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching.
I've got a 2024 Forester Wilderness and love it.
I think it’s great you guys are reviewing these
We have another this week. More to come.
I got this little CUV…the same color even, and I absolutely love it. It would be nice if they offered a turbo option…and the center console can be a little bit lagging after you start it up sometimes. But other than that, I really have no other issues.
I still want a cross track wilderness
Mud and rain is the great equalizer of off road
I appreciate your reviews, and feel they are fair and honest. I do have two questions:
1. What are you going to do when someone decides to build a house on that property and you lose your hill?
2. Does Craig select his clothes to match the color of the test vehicle?
1. We have some back up plans 🙃
2. Absolutely!
@TexasTruckChannel I thought so. He is more with it than guys who only talk about Pickups and SUVs.
That was actually quite impressive.
I have ran the Yokohama geolander ats since the 90s when they came out with the Mt. The Yokohama geolander MTS had 28/32 tread back then. the 33 ats on my cherrokee have 23/32 tread depth 8 years ago when new and the 24 Subaru crosstrek wilderness has what 15/32. What the heck Yokohama. I pay 3 times the price for half the tread depth. Use to 85k miles on a set. Now 45 k on a set.
By far thou these are the best at tire for snow playing.
Given that steep hill, the weather and poor conditions, it did a brilliant job for a vehicle that isn't an outright 4x4.
I bought a Crosstrek Wilderness (in Alpine Green of course) 5 months ago, and love it. I've only hit the trails in my area twice since I got it, but it's quite capable for my uses. The difference between normal mode and snow/dirt is like night and day on some obstacles.
Been going through your videos. Would love to hear your thoughts on best offloading crossovers. Looks like this performed similarly to the Seltos but the conditions were different.
Is the weather radar/nav. something unique to your truck, or is that available for Android Auto?
It’s an app called MyRadar
A little painful to watch, but I think some slightly bigger and more aggressive tires would've made a huge difference. Does the Forester have a better approach angle?
You have to admit the rain added a layer of difficulty that isn't typically experienced during these tests. It would have been nice if they had a comparison with this one on a dry day.
I don't remember the exact numbers, but the Forester has slightly worse approach and departure angles and 0.1" less clearance
No disrespect but you have no idea what a coffee provides me
Better music would be great
It is this Wilderness really lifted half inch or is just the beefier wheels that make it lift?.
It's lifted a bit higher from the factory vs the other Crosstrek models (9.3" vs the standard 8.7").
Thank you @@MNsaint it means just half inch higher. But I’m asking because the regular limited model does not have off road wheels, so, if you compare the wheels it is a huge difference, the crosstrek looks amazing and is super capable, but…… Lifted does not sound fair to me.
Thank you for your answer 👍🏼
The cvt is the only thing keeping me from trading my Corolla for one of these. I’ll have to test drive one to see if this cvt is better
If you just don't like the driving feel of a CVT, that's one thing. If your concern is CVT reliability, the current Subaru CVT's are MUCH better than years before, and Subaru in particular has very reliable CVT's vs other makes.
If I needed to get up that embankment I would have backed up, leaned right and used momentum to gain the incline. I appreciate trying to do it from where you are but that isn’t accurate. No body wants to struggle unnecessarily!
Oh we test them all equally to give everyone consistent results across all vehicles. That being said, you are on to something. We call this “R” mode and have used it in the past. It makes a front wheel drive Kia Soul become rear engine, rwd, rear steer, happens to double the approach angle, and has a near crawler gear ratio in reverse. Yes this episode exists, yes it works great. Thanks for watching!
@@TexasTruckChannel Thank you for explaining. I want to purchase the crosstek wilderness and am looking at all reviews. Thanks so much for your time and take care.
Right, good. Now in the interest of fair comparison, you should go gather all the other simarly classed vehicles and redo their test on that hill under the same crappy, wet, muddy conditions that you inexplicably felt necessary to subject this Crosstrek to. Just saying.
If we had control over Mother Nature we would be happy to. But we don’t, and you certainly know that.
Luckily one can see how well the wilderness did in the wet, which helps bolster how well it can do in the dry. We also have a dry hill test of a non wilderness Crosstrek from earlier this year.
Thanks for watching.
@@TexasTruckChannel "If we had control over Mother Nature we would be happy to."
You do! Just wait until it stops raining. 😉
mud terrain tires will solve the issue just saying
Absolutely, we just don’t test them that way. Also, it made it regardless.
Falken Wildpeak AT4W's
get the power wagon on that little anthill
You need mud tires. Without mud tires this is a stupid test.
Hardly, this is a real test for the vehicle as sold. It shows the OEM starting point. Thanks for watching.
@@s.gibson9329 most drivers don’t take their vehicles, particularly new ones, on rutted muddy terrains on a rainy day either. When your use case is on the fringe, you need specialized equipments, like a lift, underbody protection and special tires.
Very much disagree - the point of the test is to push the limits of the vehicle as it comes 'out of the box'. Absolutely no question that the Crosstrek Wilderness would be among only a small handful of vehicles IN THIS CATEGORY that could successfully complete this test under these conditions. IMHO these types of tests are extremely worthwhile for those potential buyers who want to have some idea of its off-road abilities. I have a 2022 Outback, which is my 4th Subaru Liberty/Legacy/Outback to date. I very rarely take it off-road, but its superior ground clearance and constant AWD system have been a godsend when needed eg. during extreme inclement weather, or having to tackle a deeply rutted muddy paddock etc.
Why people putting cvt on off road🤣🤣🤣then awd get banned for this car🤯
If Subaru thinks they can produce a capable off road vehicle just by jacking up the suspension and downloading some new software into a normal hatchback they are kidding themselves, and anyone who actually believes them are potentially putting their lives at risk driving this into the wilderness.
The Crosstrek Wilderness is actually a very capable vehicle. If you don’t believe me, then go watch Driving Sports TV’s off road review of the Crosstrek Wilderness.
I drove a Golf into wilderness plenty of times. A Crosstrek is plenty capable.
You have no idea what you’re talking about, I’ve done more than half the jeeps I’ve come across in my Outback Wilderness and that’s just with a 2 inch lift and slightly bigger tires, I bent a trailing arm almost in half and still teetered on two wheels crawling out of an embankment. Gotta know what you’re talkin about before you talk shit bro.