Quote Originally Posted by Mirek View Post
No, we are just saying that this symmetrical AWD layout is not some sort of wonder despite Subaru advertising it like that.
It is what it is. As an every day road car it feels well balanced enough, is very neutral to drive, is capable of getting from a to b very quickly, and more importantly for a lot of people, is very easy to drive. I've no problem for my 19 year old to drive it as it is really not a difficult car to get on with.

As for Subaru talking up the benefits of their system, well they have always traded on their use of awd, there is no harm in trying to sell their product. It's not as if people have been lied to, nobody has died, it's not like vw or countless other manufacturers and their dieselgate scandals.

At the end of the day, it is a symmetrical system. The prop is central, the drive shafts are equal length, the engine and gearbox are longitudinal and the engine is a flat four with boxer firing order, so is more symetrical than most. Whether you can argue if this is a benefit or not, I don't think it is in doubt that they are a capable road and rally car, so something works.