Quote Originally Posted by buddah51au View Post
I have never been 1 to knock Subaru, although they have had their share of problems from time to time. Unless your a boy racer who will notice a few tenths here or there in a 0 - 100 sprint......not me.

The 2 questions I would like to throw up are can an AWD Subaru match a Euro for economy in real world figures (AWD always tends to use more fuel) & secondly, the Jury is still out regarding the longevity of CVT transmisions. Sure they could be the way of the future but they need several years behind them to prove their reliability.
True about the CVT.I'd be waiting a while to see how reliable they are long term.The new Subaru CVTs are chain driven not belt driven so in theory longevity shouldn't be a problem but who knows.