Decided on the Subaru Crosstrek Limited

Posted by AbeCollins (A) on April 25, 2024 at 14:18:44

I pulled the trigger on a new model year 2024 Subaru Crosstrek Limited. The under hood guts are pretty much the same but some body bits and other items have been refreshed for 2024 including improved seats, more insulation for quieter ride, and stiffer chassis and suspension tweaks.

I was concerned about the CVT but it 'feels' pretty much like most automatics including some fake shifts if you're accelerating. Will it last? Probably unless I drive it like a maniac. And the 2.5L 182 H.P. trims aren't THAT slow. They're not quick but I find it to be adequate. The Crosstrek rides surprisingly nice for a sub-compact and it's pretty quiet. It has a few missing features that I had in the previous vehicle but it gains some too.

The infotainment system coupled with Apple CarPlay is pretty slick. Some reviewers complain that it's slow but that hasn't been the case here. Maybe they've updated the CPU over the years? I don't know. The Harman-Kardon stereo is at least on par with the upgraded stereo I had in my previous vehicle so I'm happy with that.

I've had it for only a week so I'm still learning its features and quirks.

One week old 2024 Subaru Crosstrek with option package 33 plus additional add-ons

Organizing the trunk organizer

The 2.5L 182HP (non-turbo) boxer engine under the hood

The Base and Premium trims get the smaller 2.0L 152HP engine.
Infotainment screen with some of my Apple CarPlay Apps

One of my Roon ARC screens for music

Playing music - I had it on Shuffle

Apple Map or Google Map onscreen

One cool feature in the MySubaru phone App is
remote engine start with climate presets

You can choose to have the engine run for 5 minutes
or 10 minutes before it automatically shuts off.

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Topic - Decided on the Subaru Crosstrek Limited - AbeCollins 14:18:44 04/25/24 (22)

Congratlations - srdavis2000 10:34:02 04/26/24 (0)

RE: Decided on the Subaru Crosstrek Limited - Sondek 07:09:15 04/26/24 (0)

Nice choice, Abe .... - reelsmith. 06:53:04 04/26/24 (0)

Don't know what kind of driving you do but... - ghost of olddude55 03:22:27 04/26/24 (4)

I'm more impressed with 60 to 0 times /nt - Story 04:07:03 04/26/24 (3)

I'm most impressed with 0 to 100 to 0 ... - reelsmith. 06:50:57 04/26/24 (2)

The only place around these parts you could go 100 mph... - ghost of olddude55 08:20:24 04/26/24 (0)

I can't participate in that spec ;-) - AbeCollins 07:51:24 04/26/24 (0)

Slow? The 2.0L was Merc 240D slow . . . * - Billy Wonka 17:10:49 04/25/24 (1)

my 2019 with 6-speed manual certainly cannot get out of its own way :( (nt) - mhardy6647 18:29:36 04/25/24 (0)

Congrats! My wife loves her Soob and I like it too. So much better than her old Dodge Disco-very /nt - Story 14:27:22 04/25/24 (5)

Dodge Discovery? - ghost of olddude55 14:30:12 04/25/24 (4)

RE: Dodge Discovery? - Story 14:38:39 04/25/24 (3)

The Journey was the sort-of SUV that just went out of production a couple years ago. - ghost of olddude55 14:42:56 04/25/24 (2)

RE: The Journey was the sort-of SUV that just went out of production a couple years ago. - Story 14:48:57 04/25/24 (1)

Ugh. - ghost of olddude55 15:15:35 04/25/24 (0)

The CVT... - ghost of olddude55 14:24:24 04/25/24 (5)

RE: The CVT... - fredtr 06:12:03 04/26/24 (1)

Mrs. Ghost has a Hyundai Accent. - ghost of olddude55 07:43:03 04/26/24 (0)

RE: The CVT... - tomservo 18:13:08 04/25/24 (0)

RE: The CVT... - AbeCollins 14:35:22 04/25/24 (1)

Don't know if carbon build up is an issue with the Crosstrek's engine. - ghost of olddude55 14:48:34 04/25/24 (0)

Decided on the Subaru Crosstrek Limited

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