things you note may be true.....but I guess for someone like me how a car is stock doesn't much matter. Obviously nothing can be done about the weight distro to make it like a RWD car - but I came from FWD V6 sedans so it's better than that, lol. But steering....some poly bushings makes a massive difference. I actually consider it now to be the best steering of any car I've owned (and I've owned a dozen plus) Stock suspension is a bit mushy (though firmer than older wrx's, I will note), but I'm running 330# springs with bilsteins - the way the car SHOULD have come in the first place.
Alot of subie gusy with older WRXs complain about the same things you said, but then half of them up and get the new WRX anyhow, knowing that a few tweaks make it a far more capable car than a bugeye, for instance. And with some actual legroom in the backseat and fold-down back seats to the trunk
Not sure what you mean about the gas pedal though. I just got back from a week in Germany driving an Audi A4 2.0 TDI wagon, and the gas and brake on that car are ULTRA-light. The Subaru when I got back felt like pressing down a ton of bricks for any of the three pedals, lol.
in any case, I guess that's why they make so many cars, lol. Subaru was one of the "rawest" cars I could find new in late '08 so I got it (I did dive an E46 330ci, a few Audis, and other cars as well). We like what we like
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