Thanks so much, Bill!

Great point! Congrats 🎉

🥳🥳 Thank you!

👊🏼😁

...No, Larry 😕

Glad I could help, Scott!

Thanks for watching, Julie!

I have a Crosstrek and I love it! Great vehicles

Thanks, Miguel!

The XT engine and some accent/badging differences

The XT is a pretty peppy engine. It won’t rearrange your face or anything like that, but it has some decent grunt. It’s different enough from the base engine that most reviewers say it’s worth the money.

java brown is deal-breaker for me. And as it flows from seats to the dashboard it feels even tackier.

Everyone is free to their own opinion... I love it lol

All the cars with perforated leather feel the same to me, hard and sterile. To me, the Java leather felt like sitting on a comfortable couch.

I love mine. Looks great on my cinnamon brown Touring xt turbo.

I would but we don’t have a Kia dealership! Thanks for watching, Shin!

I’ll definitely have to check it out!

This was before they added a shortcut on the home screen. You still can, its just buried in the settings

Could they have changed that mid-2021? I swear I saw another review on a 21 Outback and it clearly showed the home screen button to the right of the auto button. @@BachmanAutoGroupLouisville

@ofcbob6391 yes. As long as it has the software update it’ll be on there

It is an option. Not standard on any trims but can be equipped on any trim except the base model!

@@BachmanAutoGroupLouisville that’s what I thought, I’m looking at a XT Touring model locally and it doesn’t include it, but the regular touring model does, so I’m hoping they can add that accessory after I purchase it

Its a package, will always show on the right of the dealer sticker.

Made a video on that: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/r9R7iMedyqnXpYk.html

I get that. It is unfortunate that you only have a single interior color option on the Touring XT

Right?! 🥳

It’s all in good fun! The sound system is great

Yeah you’re gonna be hard pressed to find a manual brake on anything but base trims going forward

I agree wholeheartedly, Jim!

Mainly just the addition of the Wilderness trim! I have made a few videos on that

@@BachmanAutoGroupLouisville Literally no difference in the Touring XT? Bummed they aren’t available anymore, zero percent financing would have been nice. But ordered my 2022…waiting impatiently.

Nope. I have a video coming out on the 2022 Touring XT this week! A few new standard features on the base model and the new trim!

Interesting. What do you dislike about it, James?

@@BachmanAutoGroupLouisville the large screen is very slow to response. Sometimes when you turn on the car and turn down the volume because it’s too loud, it can take up to 10-15 seconds to turn down after turning the volume knob. Some days the car will consistently disconnect from your phone with the message “Apple CarPlay unavailable.” I have used four different phones and three different phone cables to try and resolve the issue. Two were apple branded and the other was off brand. Let’s say you have a bike laying in the back of the car and it barely keeps the gate from closing so you move the obstruction and close the gate. The car will beep three times every five or so seconds while the car is on. It will not stop until you disconnect the battery and touch the leads together to deplete the energy in the car. Next time you test the car I urge you to use a jacket to mock the obstruction and test it out. Just make sure you have a set of wrenches with you. I also experienced this problem when hand washing the car at the rear. My arm waved by the Subaru emblem which caused it to open and the slight pressure from my arm pushing on the tailgate caused it to malfunction.

Make sure you have your firmware upgraded to the “504” version. It fixes a multitude of issues.

You have a lesbian haircut AND you’re in a Subaru!

I will have a “virtual test drive” video coming out soon! Sights and sounds. Test drives and commentary are too subjective to be beneficial in my opinion. So I don’t do them

Test drives are too subjective for my taste, Paul. I could tell you “it’s fast” “it’s slow” “it has egressive handling” etc... but depending on what I’m used to driving that may or may not be your experience when you take it for a spin! I appreciate you checking out the video!

@@BachmanAutoGroupLouisville So why shouldn't I just read the brochure? The subjective aesthetics are well enough expressed in a few pages of photos and copy while the experience cannot be.

You are free to read that as well! These reviews are a bit more comprehensive than a photo brochure

Unfortunately, I don’t think that’s ever going to happen. It’s a legislative thing, cuts down on emissions blah blah. They should at least give consumers a way to disable completely