People Say Subaru Builds The BEST AWD Cars In The World, But Is That Really True? TFL Slip Test

The latest generation Subaru models, including the new Crosstrek, represent what many people consider the best AWD cars around. But is that really the case? To find out, Tommy puts this Crosstrek Sport through the TFL slip test.

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[Ultrafrozen]

Description of the Subaru Crosstrek buyer: Nailed it! My oldest son and his GF to a "T", big furry Labradoodle included. Just add "camping in the Crosstrek during -29C Canadian winter" and it's perfect.

[raemon]

“Not my favorite color but it is different” - Tommy *while wearing Plasma Yellow head-to-toe*

[Pcfly]

After having one for 100k miles since 2014, it’s been a perfect little car! Tows dirt bikes, goes off road, gets about 30mpg and has never been in the shop. Everyone that drives it hates the CVT to which I laugh. Unlike other car manufacturers, Subaru builds its own CVT’s . I’d buy one again in a heartbeat!

[donnieanderson]

Read the manual. It says to put it in manual, lock it in first with the paddle shifters, remove traction control and vdc, give it gas and get unstuck. Subaru is up there with Audi Quattro and their Jtekt differentials. And stop comparing a Crostrek to a Santa Fe, Edge, Bronco, Cherokee, Rav4, etc.... Completely different class of vehichles. Crosdtrek is a subcompact crossover like a Honda hrv.

[TheMrNeffels]

Tommy- "Its not my favorite color" referring to the plasma yellow of subaru while hes wearing plasma orange everything

[snikesnover]

I just bought one of these two weeks ago, with the 2 liter and 6 speed manual. I love it, and having grown up with the 90s Subarus, I think the interior is pretty sharp.

[mightyxxwhitey]

Loved my crosstrek. Never had an issue. Traction control off when doing your test will have better results. FYI.

[theturtle]

Would love to see if there’s a difference on the wheel slip test using a manual transmission

[justinhousman]

Cool, I'll remember this next time my car finds itself on rollers. Couple weeks ago, I watched three 4WD F-150s slip backward down a steep icy slope leaving a store. I crawled right up no drama in my Outback.

[gerards]

We've had two Legacies, two Foresters, and an STI. All of them blasted through snow like it wasn't there.

[LacDole]

The best part about a dark colored dash is you don't see its reflection in the windshield.

[Mathingon]

This is extremely disappointing performance from Subaru. As a previous owner of an outback XT pre-CVT and knowing the AWD performance of that car, I feel that whatever they changed was a big step backwards. Please do a Subaru vs Subaru video to compare AWD from earlier model years to the newest

[kevenharvey]

9:38 "at least chrome them" NO GOD NO, NOOOO!!!

[Spike-]

I have a 2017 Impreza in manual and it is very responsive as far as steering, acceleration, traction control. I appreciate that they are still using mechanical climate controls and have an actual parking brake/hand brake

[bobdennis]

I live in ND and have a 2011 Legacy and a 2019 Forester. In the real world their AWD system has been phenomenal. Driving on icy roads or even with thick slush the system works great. I don’t do a lot of roads with rollers on them.

[carbrickscity]

It's funny they never do the slip test of the Land Cruiser. Would like to see they do it.

[dalejones]

One of the other remarks posed the same question I was thinking. Which vehicles did best? You might consider making a list. Rate them based on how quickly they get off the rollers. Just a thought.

[israelgaribay]

It would be interesting to see how the manual crosstrek handles this compared the cvt version since the awd systems are different.

[alexuspro]

Having 2018 one with EyeSight and everything. Great car! Everything looks muffled in everyday short drives and perfect city roads. You need to go beyond to find this car perfect edges. Perfect suspension for region ways. Perfect steering for long region ways. CVT for long rides. I have driven about 1000 miles in a day few times for last years. Perfect marathon car.

[底特律梯形脸]

The 2.5 engine doesn’t make it quick, it makes it “drivable”. - Just took delivery of a 2021 limited model, after 2 weeks of ownership, I concluded this