I disagree. A hatch might…
I disagree. A hatch might garner some interest, but all Subaru has done lately are wagons. I doubt they'll want to make a one off chassis. There are a few issues they need to solve.
1. The plastic has to go. They thought it'd tickle the "rally" itch fans have, but it's just doesn't. It looks cheap and the back end looks like it has a tumor.
2. Performance is decent, and the FA engine is an improvement, but thanks to the Internet (and Donut), everyone thinks they're just going to blow up. Subaru should be overbuilding their engines and transmissions at this point to change the narrative.
3. They're not keeping up with their competitors. It feels like they're just phoning it in at this point, especially now that the STI is dead. People want to feel like they're buying into a platform that's on the bleeding edge, not just a repackaging of what we've had for years. They could have been doing SO MUCH MORE with the STI, but they never updated the engine in over a decade. My 05' STI short block and the 2015 STI short block are virtually identical. Why?
I love Subaru, but I feel like they're going the way of Toyota. Just happy to focus on volume sales and let their performance legacy die. At least Toyota seems to be coming back. Hopefully Subaru shakes out of it before too long.