Wolfman01 Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 I finally got the drive home from the dealership and the weeks commute washed off of the car, and snapped a couple of pics. Stats: 2015 Subaru Impreza 2.0i CVT transmission Auto Dimming Mirror Whatever they call that pearly metallic white (I like it) Black interior Pretty much what is considered a "base" car these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooner Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 Nicely done, how do you like that CVT tranny? I see that top radiator hose comes out of almost the center of the radiator? That's weird. I wonder if our outback is like that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfman01 Posted December 25, 2014 Author Share Posted December 25, 2014 Thanks. I love the CVT. If I'm gonna have an automatic, I'd prefer a CVT over a step gear auto for the smoothness. I've had 3 other CVT vehicles, and they simply require a bit of an adjustment in how you drive 'em to adjust to the "motorboating" that can occur if you are a heavy footed driver. Once the car is warmed up, most of the time my acceleration occurs with the revs below the 2000 RPM mark. Subaru did a good job with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooner Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 Haha yeah the growling and waaa waaaa waaaa during acceleration and passing is disturbing to me. Other than that i do enjoy the manual mode with paddle shifters, unleasing the raw pulse pounding perfomance of our standard 2.5 in our 13' Outback haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfman01 Posted December 26, 2014 Author Share Posted December 26, 2014 Mine being the base model doesn't have the paddle shifters. The worst CVT I drove was the one that was in a Nissan Cube. I rove one when they first came out, and that thing would wind the motor up high with even moderate throttle input. I told the salescreature back then that I wanted a manual, and he literally refused to find one. They lost a sale that day. The Subie unit is much more relaxed. I drove a Honda Fit with the CVT as part of my car hunt. Honda's has a very similar feel to the Subie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom0 Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 Man, what an ideal place for the oil filter. +1 for easy to access. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lvsarge Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Those new FA20's are pretty slick. My buddy has a 2015 Forester XT. I can't get used to the turbo being under the block though. Anyway, nice Impreza! The white is called Satin White Pearl (SWP). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92_rugby_subie Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 Is it still satin white? I had heard it became crystal white pearl? Is that just a STi thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RomanDiesel Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Hi! I think is a very good car. Congrats! My wife has a 2015 sedan one (red Venice, whatever...) and I'm very happy with. Have paddle shifters, if you want to drive sportively; If you want good millage, then you better let the CVT in auto mode. I like the fact that the engine bay is very "amateur mechanic" friendly, as there is a lot of space to work. The symmetrical AVD is the best on snow and ice, I did tested a Lancer with lock AVC (in theory better) and I was completely disappointed. I'm wondering if there are some potential problems and what I can do to avoid them. I'm planning to change the oil more often than requested by dealer, as I live in Quebec/Canada ( very cold winters and extremely very (almost nowhere seen) bad roads. I'm doing any way a proper beak-in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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