Subaru sometimes accomplishes amazing things by playing mix-and-match with the limited range of platforms and hardware at its disposal. When this approach works out, we get enduring hits like the Outback and WRX. When it doesn’t, the six-star badge travels dead-end roads—see the BRAT, SVX, or the XT. The 2014 Crosstrek XV hybrid could be one of the latter, playing the niche card to an extreme that might satisfy a handful of brand loyalists but with deficits that could make for a short life cycle. READ MORE ››
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