The Subaru Crosstrek looks like an everlasting part of our lives. It’s an automotive folks purchase for performance and affordability—not for dunking on everybody else on the highway—and that’s what many of us want.

We drove a 2024 Subaru Crosstrek Sport lately. The crossover began at $26,540 recently, above its authentic beginning value of around $22,000 in 2013. The bottom Crosstrek has a 152-horsepower engine, whereas my Crosstrek Sport loaner had a 2.5-liter four-cylinder boxer engine that made 182 hp and 178 pound-feet of torque. Each engine possibility pairs with repeatedly variable transmission and normal all-wheel-drive (sure, even at $26,540).

During my week with the automobile, the Crosstrek Sport was about as regular as transportation can get. It wasn’t quick or flashy, and regardless of its low mileage, there were already stains on the fabric passenger seat (from whoever drove it before me). Nevertheless, it did really feel sensible, and that’s one thing I can’t say about a whole lot of fashionable vehicles in America.

So many fashionable vehicles are $80,000 luxo-boats with a four-figure month-to-month fee. In contrast, the Crosstrek Sport is only a reasonably priced new automotive with a guarantee, all-wheel-drive, and seat heaters. It’s sufficient, and in a world where every part is excessive, that’s refreshing.

Click on the video above to see Motor1’s full overview of the 2024 Crosstrek Sport, including its history, options, pricing, and driving impressions.