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- I just finished up driving

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the all new 2024 Subaru Crosstrek Sport,

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and before I left, I asked you guys

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what you wanted to know about it.

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This guy wants to know, "Is
the bigger engine worth it,

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especially for a $4,000 price Delta?"

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Yes. Put simply, yes.

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The 2 and a half liter
engine is absolutely worth it

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over the base 2 liter.

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Now with 182 horsepower, it's
really still not that fast,

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but, as my dear colleague Steve DeSilva

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called the regular 2-liter
Crosstrek "laughably slow",

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I feel like it's definitely
more than adequate

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for the kind of car that the Crosstrek is.

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I'm sure it's a $4,000 base Crosstrek

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to base Crosstrek Sport jump,

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but you're getting more
than just the engine.

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You also get a bigger screen,

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nicer appointments on the inside,

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some different cladding on the outside,

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and you're getting a much
improved all-wheel drive system.

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So I'd say that $4,000
jump, absolutely worth it.

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"Is there a manual transmission
option? How's the CVT?"

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To answer the first part
of your question, no.

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No manual transmission.
Unfortunately, Subaru got rid of it

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for the new third generation
Crosstrek across the board.

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A crying shame, I know.

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But the CVT, honestly?

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It's not all bad.

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It's much better than
most of the CVTs I drive.

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It doesn't have any of
the stupid fake gears.

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You floor it, revs go up, speed
continues to go up as well.

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It's fine, it's uneventful.

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Supra took a lot of time to kind of refine

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the interior space of the Crosstrek.

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You don't really hear the drone

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that's kinda commonplace with other CVTs.

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It's fine.

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This user wants to know,
"Are there any rattles?"

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My car had less than a
thousand miles on it.

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There were no rattles.

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I can't speak for what it'll
be like in a few years.

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We're all gonna have to find out together.

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This user wants to know
why you'd get a Crosstrek

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over the competition.

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Stuff like the Mazda CX30
and Toyota Corolla Cross.

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Well, both those cars are excellent,

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but honestly, so is the Crosstrek.

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It comes out to what you want

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and what you're gonna use the car for.

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If you're going up some
pretty serious trails

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every once in a while or really, you know,

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an off-roady kind of outdoorsy person,

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a weekend warrior of sorts,

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it's got a better off-roading
system than those two cars,

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and with standard all-wheel drive,

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it's gonna have enough grunt to get you up

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some pretty gnarly hills.

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I did some really serious
off-roading in this car

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that I'm pretty positive
that the Mazda CX 30

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and Toyota Corolla Cross could not do.

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Now, you're gonna get hurt a little bit

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with miles per gallon and with power.

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But you know what, again,

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it kind of just comes
down to your use case.

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If you're between the 3, drive all of 'em.

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That's how you'll know
which one's better for you.

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For more on this and all things Subaru,

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check out jalopnik.com.