MILEAGE 4543
WHY WE'RE RUNNING IT
To see if this capable new crossover can be more than just a niche product
Judging by the action-packed promotional videos I've seen, Subaru's 'lifestyle' aspirations for this car amount to rather sexier outdoor pursuits usually involving skis, sails or ropes than a weekend's fishing in the Home Counties. However, that was what my best friend Alex wanted to do for his 50th birthday, and it was in the depths of the countryside with the potential for the odd green lane, so the Crosstrek seemed the obvious choice of transport.
It was fortunate that there were only two of us, because once we had stowed a weekend's food, a couple of disposable barbecues, sufficient liquid refreshment, wellies and ancillary fishing gear in the boot, there wasn't any room left for our clothes (or Alex's eight rods), so we had to load up the rear seat too.
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30 CARS FOR £30K
A £30k budget would buy you only one of the new cars tested in this week's mag - or any of these used dream machines.
AUDI A6 E-TRON
Does this new electric executive car hit the spot in UK-market spec?
VOLKSWAGEN JUST WEEKS FROM UNVEILING £17,000 EV
Concept will lay bare the firm's plans for an entry-level electric city car
Damien Smith
What a year for Aston Martin on the world's race tracks. By the time the Adrian Newey era officially begins for the underperforming Formula 1 team on 1 March, the competition version of his Valkyrie hypercar will have made its race debut.
BYD ATTO 2
Chinese giant's next EV is family-minded medium SUV
NISSAN ARIYA NISMO
Performance sub-brand returns to spice up Nissan's electric family SUV
The shape of things to come
Coventry Uni students competed to design a radical FCEV supercar that Riversimple will put into production by 2030. STEVE CROPLEY reports
PORSCHE 911 DAKAR TO RETURN AS HOT HYBRID
All-roads sports car due with 534bhp and innovative T-Hybrid tech
KGM'S NEW OWNER SPARKS OPTIMISM ABOUT UK FUTURE
“Pushing tech and design forward” after years of Ssangyong stagnation
Cars for sale. Job lot
Bernie Ecclestone is selling this astonishing collection.
