Best car reviewer in the business! Such a well written and entertaining read. I had a 2016 WRX 6MT and had many of the same thoughts. The 2.0 is a terrible motor and while the chassis was ok, it didn’t make up for the power delivery. I now drive a 2022 Outback. While I hate the CVT and have had to used well placed tape to defeat EyeSight (it’s downright dangerous), this car enthusiast actually loves the car. It has quick steering and and the 2.4 is well matched to the (terrible) CVT, gets to 60 under 6 seconds and cruises at 75 comfortably. It handles reasonably well and I can bomb down gravel national forest roads with impunity. It gets me to the best fishing spots and makes Home Depot runs. I wish Subaru would focus on driving and utility and not CVTs and driver assists, but some of that old Subaru DNA still exists in one of their most ubiquitous and derided models! ... View more

Please don’t lump doctors in with C-suiters. With a few exceptions, most physicians earn a comfortable wage while paying off hundreds of thousands of dollars of student loan debts—not competing in ego inflating spec racing leagues. However, health insurance executives and dentists…that’s another story. ... View more

Recently traded my 2021 Ram etorque Hemi for a 2022 Outback XT touring. The Outback is quicker, gets 22mpg vs 14mpg and goes down the same gravel roads more comfortably. The mountain bikes on the hitch mounted rack are actually easier to load and unload, especially for my 12 yo who couldn’t reach the skyscraper height bed of the Ram. The Outback has been reliable (albeit over a very short ownership period) whereas the Ram would randomly shut off and fail to restart. The Outback is not “fun to drive”, but I have a 997 for that. However, even with the (horrid) CVT it’s more engaging than a full size truck. Stereotypes are usually an amalgamation of multiple logical fallacies and I think that’s the case here. By the way, my 2016 WRX was one of the worst cars I’ve ever owned (slow, rattly, weird torque drop off). ... View more

Seems like MSRP is irrelevant aside from reservation holders and the rare stealership with scruples. It would be interesting to report true transaction price including ADM and or the crazy BAT flippers. ... View more

Nice rich lady lets journalist ride in, but not drive, cool car….Um, ok. ... View more