Am I wrong for believing Subaru should launch a luxury sub brand which produces a series of more powerful, strictly AWD-focused premium sports vehicles that finally look exactly like the concepts and compete with big offroad names like Audi and Volvo?
I mean, Subaru can do this. They have all the advanced technologies, cool concept design sketches and most importantly a large number of loyal fans it takes to establish a successful high-end brand. Customers will be happy if some extra money fixes Subaru's depressing production version exterior designs and rather tawdry work tool interiors. They will be able to afford more costly transmissions too. Also It's very efficient when synergized with Toyota's Lexus and maybe Mazda (all belong to the Toyota alliance).
Thomas Cooper
No
Basic cars already feel premium for half the price.
Chase Taylor
>big offroad names like Audi and Volvo? Are Audi and Volvos known for their Offroaders?
Landon Cruz
Too premium, we need to stop adopting EU standards like led daytime running lamps or passenger crash safety
Isaac Wilson
Actually we adopt UN safety requirements thats why cars suck ass now
Jaxon Collins
This would be financial suicide for Subaru. This 'large number of loyal fans' consists of poorfag kids who can barely afford bugeyes, let alone a brand new $40K+ (((premium))) car.
Charles Hughes
Their AWD systems are somewhat reputable
Jayden Miller
Subaru is the only mainstream car with longitudinally mounted engines besides moose stang camaro miata frs
Brody Lewis
Literally any major automotive brand has poorfag fanboys and few new models are targeted at them
Henry Phillips
I’d rather Mazda start making premium cars desu
Jose Collins
Mazdas are already premium without costing premium
Dylan Torres
Nothing about Subaru feels premium. Compared to a Chevy maybe. The STI has the worst interior of any $40k car.
William Campbell
OPs pic looks like an amg
Ethan Gutierrez
They should offer lift kits for Outbacks and sorts
Jacob Jackson
No, they are shitboxes without costing premium
Thomas Rodriguez
You're not wrong, but they're just gonna kill the WRX and make hybrid crossovers like everyone else.
Michael Cox
Shitbox FF WRX isn't much better than a hybrid crossover desu.
Blake Torres
i never said anything about FF so idk why you pulled that out of your ass
Charles Johnson
They do. Now if they would just offer it without that shitty CVT transmission.
Jackson Jackson
I applaud your sophism, but ultimately, we both know I won this argument. I just won't taunt it as it has become nothing other than routine for me. Have a nice day Sir.
Owen Adams
>luxury
Dominic Gomez
Don't forget normies in colder climates (Pacific Northwest, New England, etc.).
Luke Young
Stay off the memes kids or you might become this guy.
Jordan Gonzalez
Subaru is already a niche market, they don't need more cars. They have base and limited on all of their models.
Benjamin Carter
I thought they were already considered luxury cars. Where I live that is a 40k car right there.
Angel Campbell
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Robert Mitchell
I've been looking at swapping my 2011 2.5 CVT for something else, can I even do that?
Liam Cooper
Subaru doesn't have the resources/capital to do this. They've been doing a LOT better lately due to the explosion of interest in SUV's and AWD cars as well as with all of the vaguely outdoorsy and active hipsters that want the poor man's Range Rover, but their sales volume is still tiny compared to someone like Toyota or VW.
There's a lot of R&D, QA, QC, and logistics involved in figuring out the build techniques, design, marketing, and materials for a luxury car as well. The difference between Lexus and Acura is that Toyota both has the resources AND takes it deadly serious whereas Honda just kinda just does what's necessary to sell some more cars.
Subaru has neither the money nor the will.
Ryan Flores
They tried that in the 90s in the Japanese economic boom
Jaxon Howard
congrats, just to clarify for all the brainlet anons not so intellectually gifted as yourself: when I said kill the wrx i meant cease production.
Ryder Robinson
Premium means filled with frivolities Extras mean weight Weight means bad for offroading No Subaru spirit then
Adrian Jackson
this pic makes me sad. It's painfully acurate sumup of modern design
Nolan Gutierrez
Tell me how the American 6m landships of old are any different from each other