Owned a Forester and an
Owned a Forester and an Outback for 3 years. A set of blown headgaskets on both. Got rid of the Forester, test drove an Alltrack DSG and it was exactly what I was looking for. After 20k miles in the Alltrack it’s a better vehicle than the Outback. I get over 30 on the highway and the handling is superior to the Subaru dead steering feel. 4motion is just as good as modern Subaru AWD with its ECU programming to limit torque in order to protect the CVT. The VW DSG is the best transmission I’ve driven hands down. 1.8tsi is faster than the 2.0, 2.5 and 3.6r Subaru motors. Not sure how it would stand up against the 2.4 turbo. Warranty is better on my Alltrack at 6yr/72k miles and 10yr corrosion warranty.