So had the little wee beast for 4000 odd km\'s
So time for a comparison, what to compare it to, well something of similar size and price... The sticker price for the SRiV sedan is circa $36K - this is the big point to note: price and size of the car is what I am looking at for simplicity std spec to std spec. If you option the Subaru to similar money you still miss out on kit or if you option to same spec as Holden more than $36K...
So similar money you have the usual suspects Hyundai, Subaru, Kia, Toyota, etc
What to eliminate? Anything not Subaru cos carebear says FU to Toyota, meh to Kia & Hyundai Latter two are nice cars with decent kit but this si Subaru website...).
So time to compare:
Subaru is older tech & design (engine & dopey auto gearbox), Cruze is newer and just had face lift, oh and no stupid flappy paddle s***)
Cruze has more power (132Kw & 230Nm of Holden vs 110Kw & 196Nm of Subaru),
Cruze has bigger wheels & tyres 235/45r18x8 vs 16" on Subaru
More kit in the Holden (website surfing says so) i.e. heated seats, rear vision camera with park assist (+ auto off when towing), keyless start/lock/etc, s*** you can surf the internet using it (well sort of anyway)
can tow 1200Kg braked - and boy does it tow like a school boy over a porno... Subura doesn\'t list a tow rating on their website and the sales people have no idea...
Holden handles well, I hate to say this but the base Impreza handles like cr@p (like a floating fat turd mid corner if I may quote someone), even if the Subaru has AWD... The SRiV is a bit lumpy over bumps, some may say even thumpy - (nothing to compare to my GTB tho...)
Feul economy is better on the Impreza and it runs on 91 (6.8L/100), Cruze is 96 and uses 7.9L/100... Only win for Subaru here so far.
Technology is a Holden gong here sorry, more kit and better kit in the Holden... I mean a 10GB HHD and 7" colour screen with rear vision camera FFS!!!! (Sorry Subaru but time to update a multi function display does not hack it anymore..).
Heated rear vision mirrors - important if you go to cold places where things frost say lik 85% of NZ in winter...
Leather seats in the Holden, cloth in the Subaru
Holden are you listening to this bit??? - NO FOOTREST FFS all the other kit and you forget the $25 footrest... MUPPETS - can you tell that it annoys me?
So much to compare it is not funny...
The cruze is fun to drive... Impreza is not so much fun, rather boring infact...
Compared to an Impreza 2.0i X the Holden Cruze is way better, even when you go and option the Subaru you still pay less for the Holden and have a better drive with more kit and creature comforts...
Well f**k me dead thought I would never say this but the gong is Holden\'s in this bracket, especially if it was my 36Large I was laying down.... Controversial I know, but this is not a comparison to a WRX/GT/etc