Got to take a 2018 Subaru Crosstrek on a drive around the city and here is what I thought and also went over some of the standard and available features.
Row Nu I would consider the Honda HR-V the price points between the AWD HR-V is similar to the Crosstrek, however I drove the HR-V and the quality of the Crosstrek felt better. I didn't have a chance to make a review on the HR-V
Here's a novel idea. Why not review cars on the basis of what they proport to be rather than what you expect or want them to be. The XV does not claim to be a performance car so shouldn't be judged against performance car expectations. Reviewing a Subaru WRX STI with those expectations would be justified.
man car reviews are so depressing these days, all i hear is comfort, quiet, audiosystem, screens.... when did cars just become recliners that apparently move...