Posted Saturday, April 22, 2023 at 9:11pm
Four-year-olds across America screamed, “I want that now!” when the 2024 Crosstrek Wilderness debuted at the New York Auto Show earlier this month. Adult Crosstrek fans across the country were immediately let down upon learning the compact crossover trim they’d been clamoring for is powered by the same naturally aspirated 2.5-liter boxer as the previous generation.
Full disclosure: This writer owns a 2022 Crosstrek Sport with that tried and true (and now updated) 2.5 and accepts it for what it is and what it isn’t but is far less forgiving of that consistently noisy CVT.
While it came as no surprise that Subaru stuck with the CVT – which to its credit, it managed to quiet down – the lack of the new 2.4-liter four-cylinder that powers the BRZ and WRX (with a turbocharger) is a painful loss.
