[Montanan]

And Ryan is right! That thing really deserves a front-facing camera.

 

[Montanan]

Yeah, I'm sure they were just trying to maintain product differentiation, maybe get a handful of folks to move up to a more-expensive Forester or Outback.

Interestingly, some of the reviews I read yesterday are actually saying that because of its size and nimbleness, the Crosstrek is actually the best of the three Subaru Wilderness vehicles.

 

[Montanan]

As a follow-up, here are links to a few more reviews ... it's impressive how positive the reviews are as a group. You can tell that just from reading the titles!

The 2024 Crosstrek Wilderness Feels Like a New Era of Subaru

2024 Subaru Crosstrek Wilderness First Drive Review: This thing's gonna sell itself

2024 Subaru Crosstrek Wilderness Proves Surprisingly Capable

There were a few other video reviews released yesterday, too, though not as good as Ryan's -- he very clearly knew what he was doing driving the car off road, and he had a blast, besides. In contrast, the guy who does Redline Reviews was obviously way out of his league when he tried running the basic off-road course Subaru had set up. It's a good lesson that sometimes, certain reviewers deserve a little more attention than others.

 

[Montanan]

Here's a link to Motor Trend's coverage. Some interesting stats and trivia in the photo captions, like the fact that the Wilderness supposedly has a higher-output radiator fan compared to the lower trims:

https://www.motortrend.com/reviews/what-are-the-differences-between-the-2024-subaru-crosstrek-and-crosstrek-wilderness-review

 

[Montanan]

Ryan takes the Crosstrek Wilderness on a 1,200-mile roadtrip: