This is my dream; you are…
This is my dream; you are correct! I would go back to this car if they have it a plug-in. I was an Impreza 5 door fan from generation 1-3 when it was in the "short" body style and loved those cars. Leased them for maybe 15 yrs in a row?As soon as they gave it a facelift I was annoyed and stopped leasing them. I didn't want that huge car as a city driver. It was basically same as an outback or cross trek in length... why bother?
So after all that time I jumped ship to try a Prius prime for the plug-in to see what going ev might be like. I considered it my "training wheels." The car was too small and powerless in my northern climate snow storms. I missed my all wheel drive. I did love plugging in and minimal gas use though. So my lease was coming due and I abandoned it
Went back to Subaru this last year. I'm driving the Solterra. Went full on electric. I'm finally used to it now but it's too big of a car for me. Barely fits in my narrow city driveway, backed into a few things while I got used to the size and dented the plastic bumper, harder to parallel park in city since I need more room, it's just unnecessary. I also wasn't able to take a road trip to a city an hour away without major fear of being stranded, the battery mileage isn't great. It might improve with a smaller car like a short wagon Impreza.
Give me the best of both!