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It's an issue of innovation, while they hold on to their [becoming] outdated engineering and mediocre fuel efficiency, other makers are making strong progress toward more power output/liter and overall better fuel economy. IMO the boxer has nothing to do with their success, it's all about their AWD platform. I can tell you from first hand experience having a Subaru as a second car for 10 years now (Baja, 2xForesters, now Impreza) that the traction in snow even with mediocre all season tires is astonishing. We never need to stay home during a storm (although we choose to most of the time for our own safety - ie - other drivers hitting us). With so many improved AWD designs from other makers Subaru can't rest too easy knowing they *had* the best engine/AWD combo. It's the same complacency that got the US auto makers in trouble not that long ago.
Can we all at least agree the interior needs improvement? I realize they're aiming for a utilitarian and slightly rugged design, but it seems they employ blind interior decorators.
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