Why Hasn't Subaru Made A WRX Version Of The Crosstrek?

I know I’m getting older because the 2018 Subaru Crosstrek is finally starting to make sense to me. Listen, if you need a small, pragmatic, cheap car with all-weather capability, and don’t require WRX or WRX STI speed, it’s probably a great buy. But for those of us who like the idea of the Crosstrek and would miss all that turbo power, I ask: why can’t we get both?
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MDarringer - 7/18/2017 9:49:29 AM

-3 Boost

Maybe they have a brain and are smart enough not to dilute the value of the WRX badge. Oldsmobile had the Cutlass which was a name that meant something and then they gave every Oldsmobile that name and soon the name was trashed and meaningless.

AMG once meant something, but now it's just a trim level.

mre30 - 7/19/2017 10:50:30 AM

+1 Boost

Subaru might be about the only smart and sensible automaker left. Everyone else is chasing their tails and Subaru is just being Subaru. They are doing many things right.