Why It’s The Right Time For An All-New Subaru Crosstrek Sport

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The Crosstrek doesn't need a new paint color, it needs more power. A heated steering wheel, power rear gate, a better x-mode, etc. could always find their way into a more expensive model, but more power is what the Crosstrek needs, and it has needed that for years.

Watched a youtube vid from a Subaru dealer who claims that they're dropping the 2.0 engine in the Crosstrek & giving it the 2.5 found in the Forester for the 2021 MY. Any truth to this rumor???

I've read that the 2021 Crosstek will have the 2.5 liter engine with 30 more hp.

I have a 2018 crosstrek it is great. No turbos. Standard forester engine for me would be the ticket. Turbos are not for people who keep their cars a long time. Replacement cost is to high. All the need for speed. Buy a different car. Maybe all the wreckless car commercials contribute to this thinking and of course You people who write these reviews.

Sport? get it right please. Rugged pebble resistant lower body panels. More torque, better cabin thermal insulation, 2" lift and a second battery for dedicated electronic device charging! You're welcome.

That's mostly because they aren't able to build enough of them.

I like my 2020 (and 2018) Crosstrek because
I can get a smaller screen
It doesn't have more body lines than it needs
I like the dark interior with orange stitching
It has the right size engine WITHOUT turbo
The gas mileage is great
The AWD does not fail me
Eyesite and cruise are superior

Have been waiting since 2013 for a sportier model of the crosstrek. Have worked with a custom tuner to get more out of my 2013 model year, which was dangerously mistuned and underpowered in some critical acceleration scenarios. Would buy a new sport model of the crosstrek I’d made available.

Subaru needs a new electronics supplier! My biggest complaint in my 2018 crosstrek and 2019 outback premium models has been the awful Harman k head units. Multiple updates and multiple units changed out in the outback Has tainted my strong confidence in the brand and strained my 30 year dealer relationship! Why a reliable Japanese brand taint their quality with questionable electronics from Germany? (From a former unhappy Audi owner)

Give me a turbo or even the 2.4 mom turbo. Either way the Crosstrek is too underpower

Everyone I know wants to know when Subaru is coming out with a 3.6 Outback Sport and a new 3.6 Baja based on the Ascent.
After seeing Subaru retire the current 3.6 in favor of the 2.5 Turbo many wonder how long it will take.
Perhaps the new Toyota Subaru partnership can help Toyota’s failing Tundras/Tacoma Trucks and revive Subaru’s Truck Line.

I'm on my third Crosstrek; had a '14, then a '16 and now an '18, each with the CVT tranny. Have not felt a need for more power in any of them. They have each gotten me into traffic quickly and safely, with no complaints. Now, that doesn't mean I wouldn't LIKE a little more power... The 2.5L sounds like just the ticket. Minimal weight added, probably only a little loss of economy, and the other "Sport" features sound appetizing!

The only thing holding me back from purchasing the Crosstrek is its weak performance. I've been following the rumors of a sport option to include a larger engine or a turbo (or both) and even saw past concept models so Subaru has to be working on something for the near future. I hope that their sales are really falling off to give their management enough incentive to make a Sport version......Please!

I've been wanting to buy a Crosstrek for over three years now but haven't pulled the trigger.

Demands (not requirements):
- Leather interior with Sunroof and most importantly.. manual transmission.

I was seriously contemplating trying to find a junker and pull the leather out but once I realize I couldn't even get a sunroof with manual.. didn't bother.

Serious would want i to have something like the WRX engine coupled with 6 speed manual transmission.

Like that guy in Vermont built. Can't find the link but he's a custom builder and did it himself..

My lease is up in 2021. Currently driving the 2018 Impreza. Was looking at the Crosstrek. I want to keep driving Subarus, so please give us the 2.5 forester engine on the Crosstrek. Only 30 more HP! Please! Otherwise, I may have to switch over to the Mazda CX-30.

Focus on the power; everything else about the car is great just as is. My biggest fear is that they put in a better engine to address the lack of power, but elliminate the manual transmission option in the process. Not everyone wants the CVT. Love my 2019 Premium 6MT, until I have to go up a steep highway grade in the slow lane.

I just talked to a Subaru dealer who looked up the 2021 Crosstrek arrival date which is currently in August. We both would like to know if this 2.5L powertrain will make the Impreza Sport as well. Anyone have anything on this?

I've at least had off-the-record confirmation that the upgrade will be the 2.5l, available in the new Sport and Limited versions only, and no confirmations on what other features will accessorize those models, though speculations run rampant! While I feel safe to predict this roll-out will be in model year '21, I have no confidence it will be this fall, but rather suspect a spring '21 availability. This upgrade is the right solution to the power issue for me, and may open the door to more goodies to come!