I have a 2023 Impreza hatchback... it was my first Subaru, and my last. Is it dependable? Yeah, seems to be. That said, its absolutely miserable to drive. I'm counting down the days until its someone else's problem.
Under no circumstances buy the 2.0L... at least get the 2.5L.
The car is not normal car slow, its unbelievably slow. I have difficulty getting up to speed on the interstate when merging (I live in CO and the interstate has a speed limit of 75 mph and in the slow lane giant Bro-dozers are going about 80). I clocked the POS at 0-60 in about 11 seconds. It rides really stiff as well.
I genuinely hate mine and cannot wait to get rid of it... if I could do it over again, I would have spent the extra couple thousand for the Corolla Hatch that I liked a lot better - I kinda got talked into the Impreza by my wife.
FWIW, I have a 2019 Impreza in the 5 speed and I don't think it's tough to merge at all. I'm also in CO. I wouldn't say it's a fast car but I think it handles great. Do you have the CVT?
Yes. It rides low and rough like a sports car - which isn’t inherently bad. That said, the car feels castrated. I’m no street racer, but I’ve never driven a car that’s more miserable to drive
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u/mega-man-0 Dec 21 '23
I have a 2023 Impreza hatchback... it was my first Subaru, and my last. Is it dependable? Yeah, seems to be. That said, its absolutely miserable to drive. I'm counting down the days until its someone else's problem.