5 WORST And 9 BEST Things About The 2024 Subaru Crosstrek

Subaru Crosstrek or Honda HRV? - Get your lids and eyewear here...20% off everything! Blenders Eyewear: https://glnk.io/vy905/matthew20 Code: DOWNSHIFT Melin Headwear: The above links are affiliate links where Downshift will receive a kick-back from your order -- Follow Downshift to see what's coming next! FB:   / dwnshftmke   IG: https://www.instagram.com/downshiftme... TT:   / downshift_media   Website: https://downshiftmedia.us/ -- 0:00 - Intro BAD: 0:22 - trunk space Smaller than rivals Still decent sized 1:09 - Engines Here we have the 2.0 boxer 4 152 hp 145 lbft The bigger engine is a 2.5 boxer 4 182 hp 178 lbft Here I’ve also been averaging 33 mpg Epa says 29 combined 2:18 - Interior quality And i know some of these things would be addressed with a higher trim package But here we have just a smattering of blacks and grays 3:13 - Turn signal And it’s the fact that the turn signal SAYS it has the thing where you press it half down and you get the three blinks BUT I couldnt get it to work at all this week - GOOD: 3:40 - AWD All crosstreks across the board come std with Subaru’s symmetrical AWD 4:13 - Safety Another thing now coming standard on all crosstreks is Subaru’s eyesite Which is why it’s on the good side of the video The system is pretty good It does have tendency to hug the right lane line in my experience 4:45 - Rear seats But again, here at 6’1” I could sit back here I would miss having rear air vents But you do get chargers back here that are labelled with the amp output for some reason You’ve got cloth seats but they’re comfy enough And this guys has the sunroof which is part of that 2500$ package that includes some other items too 5:21 - Towing This was something I was really impressed to see This crosstrek has the small engine so it tops out at 1500 lbs towing BUT WAIT THERE’S MORE If you get the bigger 2.5L engine AND a transmission cooler supposedly your tow rating increases to 3500 lbs 6:17 - Offroadyness From the jump you get the legendary AWD system even this Premium trim gets X mode for more aggressive offroad traction Yo’ve got more ground clearance than just about anyone else AND if that wasnt enough there’s a wilderness trim Which offers over a half inch lift, better tires, and some other stuff 6:46 - On-Roadyness And on the pavement it’s pretty decent too 7:39 - Efficiency The EPA rates this 2.0 engine at 29 mpg combined BUT i’ve been getting 33 mpg all week 8:06 - Looks I love the new grille with its Salvador Dali mustache But then the whole ca is wrapped in black plastic cladding And that’s got a diamond texture on it You’ll remember the WRX had hexagons for its texture You’ve also got weirdly aggressive aero in the wheel arches and on the rear But i guess it looks cool And also, you’ve got a gray sing mirror…for some reason 8:47 - Tech You’ve got a massive 11.6 center infotainment screen And as we know, bigger means better So it doesn’t matter that it doesn’t have native nav here And that you have to go into the screen to turn on auto climate Or that the graphics still look a little like a PS2 THE SCREEEN IS BIG SO ALL IS FORGIVEN Lol no but tbh it’s actually fairly nice You get ACP And AA and they can even be wireless if you spend enough money Same thing with a wireless charger You get a TFT screen in your cluster where the car’s brake lights light up when you hit the brake pedal 9:35 - Price As tested, this car is 29,700 and i really do feel like you’re getting a great amount of car here for under 30 grand - 10:06 - Misc Bits 11:42 - Outro