reachforbeejal

Louisiana's an OK market for Subaru, but nothing special. I see decent numbers of Imprezas and Foresters, but the Crosstrek has had a nice run here, it seems. I might consider the above if the resale on Crosstrek's is excellent and I get 0% APR financing while I wait for the 2018. Also if there are enough updates to the Crosstrek (like Direct Injection and updated CVT) in 2017 I might bite... Though now that I think of it, I'll be in an end of cycle model (2017) vs. a start of cycle model (2018) for the first time in a looooong-time. XD But hey, the end of cycle model should have even better reliability and the kinks ironed out, right? I'm close to being in the market for a new vehicle, not so much for myself, more to give my current vehicle (2012 Ford Focus hatch) to my Dad. He's planning to retire his car around the end of the year, though it's still operational and he might squeeze another year out of it - but my vehicle is in much better shape and I want him to keep something more modern than his 2002 Mitsubishi Galant.

Thanks ezapar! Yeah, offhand the 4 hp gain is pretty small (I'll take it though). Of course, we don't know torque numbers or rpm breakpoints at which max hp / torque are achieved, which would tell more of the story about the next generation FB20 engine. Still, if that newer engine could make it into the 2017 Crosstrek, along with a few other updates, then I'd be more willing to buy the 2017 instead of waiting for 2018.

I see that the 2017 subaru impreza will have an updated 2.0 Liter flat four featuring direct injection. Power at max reported to increase from 148 hp to 152 hp - not sure about max torque and the RPMs at which these are achieved. Also expecting modest fuel economy gains, though I didn't see official numbers. Anywho, I've got a crush on the Crosstrek, considering to buy. Wondering what the 2017 model will offer in terms of updates. Do you think the Impreza's new engine will be installed in the Crosstrek next year too? Or will we have to wait until 2018?