Subaru Dropped The 'XV' From Its 2016 Crosstrek Because You Did Anyway

by Aaron Cole

Updated: December 30th, 2020 Published: November 19th, 2015

subaru dropped the xv from its 2016 crosstrek because you did anyway

If an “XV” drops off a rear liftgate in the woods of Colorado, Oregon or New England and no one is around to hear it, does it still make a sound?

Even if you’re in a bright blue 2016 Subaru Crosstrek, apparently not. Last month, Subaru announced it’s slightly different Crosstrek — complete with new front bumper, grille and headlights — and many people didn’t notice the XV is now gone. The car gets the same Series.HyperBlue treatment as the BRZ and WRX et al., and blind-spot detection.

(Oh, and you can probably still get a screaming deal on a Hybrid Crosstrek.)

Despite not having the XV name anymore, the Crosstrek still sports 8.7 inches of ground clearance and enough room for a handful of Bernie Sanders posters.

The same 2-liter, 148-horsepower boxer four lives under the hood and is married to a five-speed manual or continuously variable automatic transmission.

Fact: 148 horsepower isn’t a lot.

Also fact: 148 horsepower moved 1,500 pounds of gear over 11,000 feet.

#2016 #2016SubaruCrosstrek #Boxer #Crosstrek #Hyperblue #Subaru #SubaruCrosstrek #SubaruVxCrosstrek

Aaron Cole

More by Aaron Cole

Comments

Join the conversation

3 of 38 comments

Runs_on_h8raide on Nov 20, 2015

I love Crosstreks....sold a ton of 'em. Crosstreks, Outbacks, and Foresters...love 'em all. I especially love me some Hybrid Crosstreks with a little extra cheddar thrown in from Subaru.

Like Reply
Seabrjim on Nov 20, 2015

I'm 5 foot 7. The seat was worlds better than the Corolla seat.The throttle tip in is noticeable though. Our doesnt burn oil fortunately. Still, I mix the recommended 0w20 with 5w30 50/50. The manufacturers have gotten nuts with oil weight trying to gain the last 1/2 horsepower.

Like Reply
- 05lgt on Nov 21, 2015
  
  Heh, I recently replied to a service writer who was recomending a very low viscosity "No thanks, my intercooler doesn't squeak."
  
  Like

Recent Comments

28-Cars-Later Ford reported it lost $132,000 for each of its 10,000 electric vehicles sold in the first quarter of 2024, according to CNN. The sales were down 20 percent from the first quarter of 2023 and would “drag down earnings for the company overall.”The losses include “hundreds of millions being spent on research and development of the next generation of EVs for Ford. Those investments are years away from paying off.” [if they ever are recouped, emphasis mine] Ford is the only major carmaker breaking out EV numbers by themselves. But other marques likely suffer similar losses. https://www.zerohedge.com/political/fords-120000-loss-vehicle-shows-california-ev-goals-are-impossible Given these facts, how did Tesla ever produce anything in volume let alone profit?
AZFelix Let's forego all of this dilly-dallying with autonomous cars and cut right to the chase and the only real solution.
Zelgadis Elantra NLine in Lava Orange. I will never buy a dirty dishwater car again. I need color in my life.
Slavuta CX5 hands down. Only trunk space, where RAV4 is better.
Kwik_Shift_Pro4X Oof 😣 for Tesla.https://www.naturalnews.com/2024-05-03-nhtsa-probes-tesla-recall-over-autopilot-concerns.html