It's just not a great car. We
It's just not a great car. We had a Forester as a loaner when our WRX was in for an airbag recall. It was rather slow, you really had to push it to get on the freeway and the motor didn't sound happy over 3000rpm. Load it up with kids, groceries or luggage for a trip and it would be even worse. The start/stop feature wasn't refined, the car jumped or shutters when it shut off at every light. Gas mileage isn't great and most everyone else offers a hybrid or even a plug in hybrid.
We finally had to leave Subaru and got a Niro plug in hybrid, about the same size as the Crosstrek. The Crosstrek hybrid isn't even a good car, small EV range, bad gas mileage as a hybrid and only sold in a few states.